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They might be distributed , he said , whole literary life was a succession of
articles into three classes : —I . Writings of fact , remifor periodicals . It seemed to
be the same to niscence , and historical narration . Under such him where his
articles ...
They might be distributed , he said , whole literary life was a succession of
articles into three classes : —I . Writings of fact , remifor periodicals . It seemed to
be the same to niscence , and historical narration . Under such him where his
articles ...
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Nor , whatever say of him , as we would say of Coleridge , may be the intrinsic
value of this style of that whoever is investigating any question writing , is that
value abated by the fact that ought to make a point of seeing whether this De
Quincey ...
Nor , whatever say of him , as we would say of Coleridge , may be the intrinsic
value of this style of that whoever is investigating any question writing , is that
value abated by the fact that ought to make a point of seeing whether this De
Quincey ...
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At last , after hours of ex The fact is , that the times have changed , haustion , they
reached the dingy , shabby and the habits of the people are changed , hut little
mansion where it is the fancy of English the ways of the court have renained the ...
At last , after hours of ex The fact is , that the times have changed , haustion , they
reached the dingy , shabby and the habits of the people are changed , hut little
mansion where it is the fancy of English the ways of the court have renained the ...
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... appear almost preposterous protest . And , in fact , his views of Southern to
bestow any attention on an attempt to fore- reasonableness reflect so much credit
upon cast the lineaments of the Great Civil War his discernment that it is a pity to
...
... appear almost preposterous protest . And , in fact , his views of Southern to
bestow any attention on an attempt to fore- reasonableness reflect so much credit
upon cast the lineaments of the Great Civil War his discernment that it is a pity to
...
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from himself ; the absolutely universal feeling The fact of the rapid spread of
republican is that this is simply provisional and cannot principles , which I had
already beard asserted last . It is curious , indeed , how this provi- eighteen
months ago ...
from himself ; the absolutely universal feeling The fact of the rapid spread of
republican is that this is simply provisional and cannot principles , which I had
already beard asserted last . It is curious , indeed , how this provi- eighteen
months ago ...
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