Knowledge is Power: A Guide to Personal CultureHutchinson, 1935 - 360 pages |
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Page 68
... character , to advise upon their own actions , to reflect upon their own past and future . We all do this more or less , and a certain amount of introspec- tion is necessary for the building up of one's character . But the habit can be ...
... character , to advise upon their own actions , to reflect upon their own past and future . We all do this more or less , and a certain amount of introspec- tion is necessary for the building up of one's character . But the habit can be ...
Page 129
... character in fiction than the dear old Squire , a typical country gentleman of the olden time , with all the best qualities and all the little lovable foibles of that grand old class . Addison was the creator of the character , though ...
... character in fiction than the dear old Squire , a typical country gentleman of the olden time , with all the best qualities and all the little lovable foibles of that grand old class . Addison was the creator of the character , though ...
Page 157
... Character and Circum- stance As I have said , George Eliot was an uncom- promising realist . But , as Miss Mathilde Blind says ; " She not merely seizes the out- ward and accidental traits of her characters , she pierces with unerring ...
... Character and Circum- stance As I have said , George Eliot was an uncom- promising realist . But , as Miss Mathilde Blind says ; " She not merely seizes the out- ward and accidental traits of her characters , she pierces with unerring ...
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