Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778-1830 |
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What I mean is , that Blifil and Tom Jones , for instance , by changing places , would never have changed characters . The one might , from circumstances , and from the notions instilled into him , have become a little less selfish ...
What I mean is , that Blifil and Tom Jones , for instance , by changing places , would never have changed characters . The one might , from circumstances , and from the notions instilled into him , have become a little less selfish ...
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The creed of the latter absolves them of half their duties , of all those that are a clog on their inclinations , atones for all slips , and patches up all deficiencies . But though this may make them less censorious and sour , I am not ...
The creed of the latter absolves them of half their duties , of all those that are a clog on their inclinations , atones for all slips , and patches up all deficiencies . But though this may make them less censorious and sour , I am not ...
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It was because his subjects , his ideas , his arguments , were less vulgar . The question is not whether he brought cer- tain truths equally home to us , but how much nearer he brought them than they were before .
It was because his subjects , his ideas , his arguments , were less vulgar . The question is not whether he brought cer- tain truths equally home to us , but how much nearer he brought them than they were before .
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On the Love of Life | 8 |
On Living to Onesself | 24 |
On Reading Old Books | 40 |
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