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Page 130
... things ? " " But it brought in things that were not so fine , things Scott knew nothing about and cared less . It made him set at 130 THE ENGLISH NOVEL.
... things ? " " But it brought in things that were not so fine , things Scott knew nothing about and cared less . It made him set at 130 THE ENGLISH NOVEL.
Page 296
... Things are as they are , and will be brought to their des- tined issue , " we feel that , in this instance , the issue is being brought about not because it is in the nature of things but because Hardy wishes it to be so . It is the one ...
... Things are as they are , and will be brought to their des- tined issue , " we feel that , in this instance , the issue is being brought about not because it is in the nature of things but because Hardy wishes it to be so . It is the one ...
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... things . " Esther is the center of a large gallery of characters , all treated with the same scrupulous fidelity ... things are of equal worth and the meanest things when viewed with the eye of God are raised to heights of tragic awe ...
... things . " Esther is the center of a large gallery of characters , all treated with the same scrupulous fidelity ... things are of equal worth and the meanest things when viewed with the eye of God are raised to heights of tragic awe ...
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THE BEGINNINGS | 3 |
THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY | 31 |
THE FIRST GENERA | 107 |
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