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... possible to interest the public in the lower classes . Novels and plays that dealt with them were very generally con- sidered sordid . It will be curious to see if now that these classes have acquired political power the public at large ...
... possible to interest the public in the lower classes . Novels and plays that dealt with them were very generally con- sidered sordid . It will be curious to see if now that these classes have acquired political power the public at large ...
Page 26
... possible words were those Swift had used and that the order in which he had placed them was the only possible order . It is an impeccable prose . But perfection has one grave defect : it is apt to be dull . Swift's prose is like a ...
... possible words were those Swift had used and that the order in which he had placed them was the only possible order . It is an impeccable prose . But perfection has one grave defect : it is apt to be dull . Swift's prose is like a ...
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... possible to avoid certain improbabilities . Probability is a variable factor . It is merely what the audience is prepared to accept . Often there is no rhyme or reason for this . People leave compromising letters about or accidentally ...
... possible to avoid certain improbabilities . Probability is a variable factor . It is merely what the audience is prepared to accept . Often there is no rhyme or reason for this . People leave compromising letters about or accidentally ...
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