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... original . In these cases idiosyncrasy has been affected by education , but instead of being annihilated thereby it has gained from education the means of expressing its own inmost self more clearly . We have the true Shelley , the born ...
... original . In these cases idiosyncrasy has been affected by education , but instead of being annihilated thereby it has gained from education the means of expressing its own inmost self more clearly . We have the true Shelley , the born ...
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... original , " or more contemptu- ously , “ ¿ ' est un original , " means that the subject of the criticism has views of his own which are not the fashion- able views , and which , therefore ( whatever may be their accuracy ) , are proper ...
... original , " or more contemptu- ously , “ ¿ ' est un original , " means that the subject of the criticism has views of his own which are not the fashion- able views , and which , therefore ( whatever may be their accuracy ) , are proper ...
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... original , and they willingly , in the things of the mind , bow before anything that is repeated with circum- stances of authority . An isolated philosopher has no costume or surroundings to entitle him to this kind of respect . He ...
... original , and they willingly , in the things of the mind , bow before anything that is repeated with circum- stances of authority . An isolated philosopher has no costume or surroundings to entitle him to this kind of respect . He ...
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... original talent or genius in one of the parties , it is sure to result in many ideas that will be outside of any local common sense , and then the other party , living in that sense , will consider those ideas peculiar and perhaps ...
... original talent or genius in one of the parties , it is sure to result in many ideas that will be outside of any local common sense , and then the other party , living in that sense , will consider those ideas peculiar and perhaps ...
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... original , and I can see what a gain this enlarged experience has been to them . On the other hand it is certain that good French literature may have an excellent effect on the literary training of an Englishman . The careful study of ...
... original , and I can see what a gain this enlarged experience has been to them . On the other hand it is certain that good French literature may have an excellent effect on the literary training of an Englishman . The careful study of ...
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