Life in English Literature: An Introduction for Beginners, Volumes 1-3Methuen, 1949 - 535 pages |
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Page 12
... interest , in the best than in what is second - rate , third - rate , and tenth - rate . Reading simply for pleasure , then , we have no ulterior purpose , and can read as naturally as we should read any story of our own choosing . Why ...
... interest , in the best than in what is second - rate , third - rate , and tenth - rate . Reading simply for pleasure , then , we have no ulterior purpose , and can read as naturally as we should read any story of our own choosing . Why ...
Page 176
... interest of its twelve books is centred in Satan , the fallen angel and the tempter . Satan has Milton's own pride . Outcast though he is , he is almost a noble figure , and our sympathies are with him , as it is clear that Milton's ...
... interest of its twelve books is centred in Satan , the fallen angel and the tempter . Satan has Milton's own pride . Outcast though he is , he is almost a noble figure , and our sympathies are with him , as it is clear that Milton's ...
Page 501
... interest of persons of their own sex regarding the ball was much greater even than in respect of the enemy in their front . The struggles , intrigues , and prayers to get tickets were such as only English ladies will employ , in order ...
... interest of persons of their own sex regarding the ball was much greater even than in respect of the enemy in their front . The struggles , intrigues , and prayers to get tickets were such as only English ladies will employ , in order ...
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