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Page 89
... social world , her mistakes in society , her gradual discovery of its values , and her dis- covery of love , which , after some misunderstandings due to her innocence , ends in marriage . Evelina is told in letter - form . It records ...
... social world , her mistakes in society , her gradual discovery of its values , and her dis- covery of love , which , after some misunderstandings due to her innocence , ends in marriage . Evelina is told in letter - form . It records ...
Page 169
... social position and the pre- tence to a status rather higher than the person's true one , he saw as the main driving force of man in society . This view of man has satisfied none of his critics ; the amassing of ' petty details ' , as ...
... social position and the pre- tence to a status rather higher than the person's true one , he saw as the main driving force of man in society . This view of man has satisfied none of his critics ; the amassing of ' petty details ' , as ...
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... social truckling , and win celebrity , however slowly , as Jenner had done , by the independent value of his work . By gaining the support of the philanthropic banker Bulstrode , who is building a new hospital , Lydgate seems to be in a ...
... social truckling , and win celebrity , however slowly , as Jenner had done , by the independent value of his work . By gaining the support of the philanthropic banker Bulstrode , who is building a new hospital , Lydgate seems to be in a ...
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