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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 ...
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... death ? Was death strong upon him , or did he die with ease , quietly ? WISEMAN : As quietly as a lamb . There seemed not to be in it , to standers by , so much as a strong struggle of nature . And as for his mind , it seemed to be ...
... death ? Was death strong upon him , or did he die with ease , quietly ? WISEMAN : As quietly as a lamb . There seemed not to be in it , to standers by , so much as a strong struggle of nature . And as for his mind , it seemed to be ...
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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 ...
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 9 |
The Beginnings | 21 |
The Eighteenth Century | 43 |
Copyright | |
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