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... Death of Mr Badman , which appeared in 1680. Again a moral tract , its purpose is to describe ' the life and death of the ungodly , and of their travel from this world to hell ' . But this time there is no allegory ; instead , we have a ...
... Death of Mr Badman , which appeared in 1680. Again a moral tract , its purpose is to describe ' the life and death of the ungodly , and of their travel from this world to hell ' . But this time there is no allegory ; instead , we have a ...
Page 68
... death is a rare instance of Smollett's power of pathos : it has always , and rightly , been compared with the death of Falstaff . Smollett belonged to the glorious company of English hack- writers who have turned their hands to anything ...
... death is a rare instance of Smollett's power of pathos : it has always , and rightly , been compared with the death of Falstaff . Smollett belonged to the glorious company of English hack- writers who have turned their hands to anything ...
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... death and also of life and regeneration , is less effective ; perhaps because it is less capable of particularization and so is more conventional , but also because it is associated with the weakest parts of the novel , the self - pity ...
... death and also of life and regeneration , is less effective ; perhaps because it is less capable of particularization and so is more conventional , but also because it is associated with the weakest parts of the novel , the self - pity ...
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