Practical Modern English, Volume 3University of London Press, 1949 |
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Page 143
... shows a sympathetic compassion for the poor and for animals . He is clear , understandable , restrained and calm . He has nothing of the passion of the poets who were to follow him , and yet he shows a depth of feeling not to be found ...
... shows a sympathetic compassion for the poor and for animals . He is clear , understandable , restrained and calm . He has nothing of the passion of the poets who were to follow him , and yet he shows a depth of feeling not to be found ...
Page 160
... shows little psychological insight , nor has he the diversity of Fielding . Some Women Novelists The habit of reading fiction was firmly established in the upper and middle classes in the eighteenth century , and there was a sufficiency ...
... shows little psychological insight , nor has he the diversity of Fielding . Some Women Novelists The habit of reading fiction was firmly established in the upper and middle classes in the eighteenth century , and there was a sufficiency ...
Page 223
... shows still wider interests , but the emphasis is on character rather than action . Included are : Fra Lippo Lippi , and Andrea del Sarto , which both show his strong interest in art and his knowledge of painting . In other poems in ...
... shows still wider interests , but the emphasis is on character rather than action . Included are : Fra Lippo Lippi , and Andrea del Sarto , which both show his strong interest in art and his knowledge of painting . In other poems in ...
Contents
THE LITERATURE OF THE ANGLOSAXONS | 9 |
THE NORMAN CONQUEST AND AFTER | 18 |
GEOFFREY CHAUCER THE FATHER OF ENGLISH POETRY | 24 |
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