Essays and Reviews, Том 2Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1887 |
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... position to believe that good can be done , an indisposition to believe that all good has been done - these constitute important elements in the character of every man who is of use to the world . We want no wailing and whimper- ing ...
... position to believe that good can be done , an indisposition to believe that all good has been done - these constitute important elements in the character of every man who is of use to the world . We want no wailing and whimper- ing ...
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... position . He was one of the projectors of the Edinburgh Review , —the earliest , ablest , and most influential of the periodicals of the nine- teenth century , - and from 1803 to 1829 its editor . A selection from his contributions ...
... position . He was one of the projectors of the Edinburgh Review , —the earliest , ablest , and most influential of the periodicals of the nine- teenth century , - and from 1803 to 1829 its editor . A selection from his contributions ...
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... position as will puzzle or unsettle the under- standings of his hearers . His logical capacity is shown in acute special pleading , in sophistical glosses , more than in fair argument . He is almost always a reasoner on the surface ...
... position as will puzzle or unsettle the under- standings of his hearers . His logical capacity is shown in acute special pleading , in sophistical glosses , more than in fair argument . He is almost always a reasoner on the surface ...
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... position so nimbly , or who avoids the consequences of a blunder with such brilliant dexterity . He understood to perfec- tion the art of so mingling praise and blame , that , while the spirit and effect of the critique was to represent ...
... position so nimbly , or who avoids the consequences of a blunder with such brilliant dexterity . He understood to perfec- tion the art of so mingling praise and blame , that , while the spirit and effect of the critique was to represent ...
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... position , Jeffrey still appears to considerable advantage . The happy facility of his expression , the neatness and precision of his thinking , his occasional glow of feeling and fancy , and his sly , stinging wit , make them very ...
... position , Jeffrey still appears to considerable advantage . The happy facility of his expression , the neatness and precision of his thinking , his occasional glow of feeling and fancy , and his sly , stinging wit , make them very ...
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