Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists ...G. P. Putnam's sons, 1883 |
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... learned shook their heads at him , for he was a poor half - educated varlet , that knew little of Latin , and nothing of Greek , and had been obliged to run the country for deer - stealing . I think his name was Shakespeare . I presume ...
... learned shook their heads at him , for he was a poor half - educated varlet , that knew little of Latin , and nothing of Greek , and had been obliged to run the country for deer - stealing . I think his name was Shakespeare . I presume ...
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... learned audience or , if the audience is not so , much pedantry and much arrogance in the talker . " Had studied nothing . " - It may be doubted whether Dr. Johnson understood any one thing thoroughly , except Latin ; not that he ...
... learned audience or , if the audience is not so , much pedantry and much arrogance in the talker . " Had studied nothing . " - It may be doubted whether Dr. Johnson understood any one thing thoroughly , except Latin ; not that he ...
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... learned men . The princi- ples of instruction have been too rigorously ascetic and puritanical , and instead of making the access to knowledge as easy as possible , we have delighted in forcing every pilgrim to make his journey to the ...
... learned men . The princi- ples of instruction have been too rigorously ascetic and puritanical , and instead of making the access to knowledge as easy as possible , we have delighted in forcing every pilgrim to make his journey to the ...
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THE MUTABILITY OF LITERATURE By W Irving | 3 |
THE WORLD OF BOOKS | 25 |
IMPERFECT SYMPATHIES | 43 |
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