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Characters in Smollett have become grotesque objects and , deprived of their
human appearances , turned into animals or insects , they are deprived of their
humanity . They are things to be kicked about , the sport of any crude horseplay ,
the ...
Characters in Smollett have become grotesque objects and , deprived of their
human appearances , turned into animals or insects , they are deprived of their
humanity . They are things to be kicked about , the sport of any crude horseplay ,
the ...
Page 289
verse morals were beside the point ; between the forces of nature , including
therein the forces of his own nature , and man ' s aspirations there could be no
reconciliation ; they were eternally opposed , and from the human view the
workings of ...
verse morals were beside the point ; between the forces of nature , including
therein the forces of his own nature , and man ' s aspirations there could be no
reconciliation ; they were eternally opposed , and from the human view the
workings of ...
Page 393
Yet Of Human Bond& age has its value , and it comes precisely from Maugham ' s
till honesty , his unflinching acceptance of his belief in the i meaninglessness of
life . He is not , nor is Philip , to be Discomforted , and the novel gains in ...
Yet Of Human Bond& age has its value , and it comes precisely from Maugham ' s
till honesty , his unflinching acceptance of his belief in the i meaninglessness of
life . He is not , nor is Philip , to be Discomforted , and the novel gains in ...
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THE BEGINNINGS | 3 |
THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY | 31 |
THE FIRST GENERA | 107 |
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