Modern French LiteratureGould, Kendall and Lincoln, 1848 - 448 pagini |
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Pagina viii
... hand of time brushes away the false pretensions of former days , leaving real talent and sound learning the more conspicuous for standing alone . And , again , notwithstanding the unbroken sway of false lore , the line of the truly wise ...
... hand of time brushes away the false pretensions of former days , leaving real talent and sound learning the more conspicuous for standing alone . And , again , notwithstanding the unbroken sway of false lore , the line of the truly wise ...
Pagina 15
... hands of Pascal . With him , French be- comes firm , austere , and subservient to reasoning alone - the Latin influence ceases to be . predominant - the sole object in view is to give clearness , regularity , and power to the expres ...
... hands of Pascal . With him , French be- comes firm , austere , and subservient to reasoning alone - the Latin influence ceases to be . predominant - the sole object in view is to give clearness , regularity , and power to the expres ...
Pagina 23
... hand , it must be acknowledged that M. de Chateaubriand , in his life and writings , has strained too much after effect . His reason is generally the slave of his imagination and passions . Now , imagination , that indispensable faculty ...
... hand , it must be acknowledged that M. de Chateaubriand , in his life and writings , has strained too much after effect . His reason is generally the slave of his imagination and passions . Now , imagination , that indispensable faculty ...
Pagina 31
... hand , is devoured by a craving for glory : during Napoleon's reign , it fed on warfare ; since that period , it has fastened on politics and literature , and in both has led to extravagances . Politics in Eng- land are not of so all ...
... hand , is devoured by a craving for glory : during Napoleon's reign , it fed on warfare ; since that period , it has fastened on politics and literature , and in both has led to extravagances . Politics in Eng- land are not of so all ...
Pagina 33
... hand , we believe that Eng- land has not yet acquired the social organization , or , we will ven- ture to say , the impartiality of France , at the present period ; and France must acknowledge the superiority of the British na- tion in ...
... hand , we believe that Eng- land has not yet acquired the social organization , or , we will ven- ture to say , the impartiality of France , at the present period ; and France must acknowledge the superiority of the British na- tion in ...
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Pagina 397 - This many summers in a sea of glory ; But far beyond my depth ; my high-blown pride At length broke under me ; and now has left me, Weary, and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me.
Pagina 397 - Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, This many summers in a sea of glory, But far beyond my depth: my high-blown pride At length broke under me; and now has left me, Weary and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me.
Pagina 156 - The nations of our time cannot prevent the conditions of men from becoming equal; but it depends upon themselves whether the principle of equality is to lead them to servitude or freedom, to knowledge or barbarism, to prosperity or to wretchedness.