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Page 28
... certain " genteel appearance , " and the Herald satire in- formed its readers that part of the original confidence man's " financial genius " was his " powers of moral sua- sion " and his " easy nonchalance . " Certainly , Melville's ...
... certain " genteel appearance , " and the Herald satire in- formed its readers that part of the original confidence man's " financial genius " was his " powers of moral sua- sion " and his " easy nonchalance . " Certainly , Melville's ...
Page 106
... certain personal sentiments . This ma- terial is of three sorts . The first consists of the three Fielding - like chapters that comment directly on the na- ture and merits of the narrative itself . The second con- sists of the five ...
... certain personal sentiments . This ma- terial is of three sorts . The first consists of the three Fielding - like chapters that comment directly on the na- ture and merits of the narrative itself . The second con- sists of the five ...
Page 125
... certain - what shall I call it ? -hidden sun , say , about him , at once enlightening and mystifying . Now , I should be afraid to say what I have sometimes thought that hidden sun might be . " ( 171–72 ) And , when asked by Charlie ...
... certain - what shall I call it ? -hidden sun , say , about him , at once enlightening and mystifying . Now , I should be afraid to say what I have sometimes thought that hidden sun might be . " ( 171–72 ) And , when asked by Charlie ...
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