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... prose which is described as the purple patch ; it would not have been necessary to do so unless it were charac- teristic . English prose is elaborate rather than simple . It was not always so . Nothing could be more racy ...
... prose which is described as the purple patch ; it would not have been necessary to do so unless it were charac- teristic . English prose is elaborate rather than simple . It was not always so . Nothing could be more racy ...
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... prose is an affair of good manners . It is , unlike verse , a civil art . Poetry is baroque . Baroque is tragic , massive and mystical . It is elemental . It demands depth and in- sight . I cannot but feel that the prose writers of the ...
... prose is an affair of good manners . It is , unlike verse , a civil art . Poetry is baroque . Baroque is tragic , massive and mystical . It is elemental . It demands depth and in- sight . I cannot but feel that the prose writers of the ...
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... prose should resemble the conversation of a well - bred man . Conversation is only possible when men's minds are free from pressing anxieties . Their lives must be rea- sonably secure and they must have no grave concern about their ...
... prose should resemble the conversation of a well - bred man . Conversation is only possible when men's minds are free from pressing anxieties . Their lives must be rea- sonably secure and they must have no grave concern about their ...
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