These volumes contain a personal recollection of the literature and politics, as well as some of the most remarkable literary men and politicians, of the last fifty years. The reminiscences are varied by sketches of manners during the same period, and... The Bhilsa Topes: Or, Buddhist Monuments of Central Indiaby Sir Alexander Cunningham - 1854 - 370 pagesFull view - About this book
| Literature - 1850 - 640 pages
...during the same period, and by critical remarks on various topics that such a long review turns up. They are also extended by boyish recollection, family...and its changes of fashions, manners and opinions. With family characteristics and tradition, as well as with politics and literature, the events of the... | |
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...reminiscences are varied by sketches of manners during the same period, and by critical remarks on various topics. They are also extended by boyish recollection,...of fashions, manners, and opinions." — Spectator. II. THE TOWN : its Memorable Characters and Events. 2 vols. post 8vo, with 45 Illustrations, il. 4*.... | |
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...on various topics. They are also extended by boyish recollection, family tradition, and cotemporary reading ; so that we have a sort of social picture...of fashions, manners, and opinions."— Spectator. "The 'Autobiography of Leigh Hunt' ought to be a valuable and interesting work. His life has been a... | |
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...on various topics. They are also extended by boyish recollection, family tradition, and cotemporary reading ; so that we have a sort of social picture...of fashions, manners, and opinions." — Spectator. " The ' Autobiography of Leigh Hunt' ought to be a valuable and interesting work. His life has been... | |
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...topics. They are also extended by boyish recollection, family tradition, and cotemporary read,ng ; so that we have a sort of social picture of almost...of fashions, manners, and opinions."— Spectator. "The 'Autobiography of Leigh Hunt' ought to be a valuable and interesting work. His life has been a... | |
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...extended by boyish recollection, family tradition, and cotemporary reading ; so that we have a sor of social picture of almost a century, with its fluctuations...public fortune and its changes of fashions manners, and opinions."—Spectator. •' The * Autobiography of Leigh Hunt' ought to be a valuable and interesting... | |
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...extended by boyish recollection, family tradition, and cotemporary readme; so that we have a *>--• of social picture of almost a century, with its fluctuations of public fortune and its changes of faafcteas, manners, and opinions." — Spectator. "The * Autobiography of Leigh Hunt1 ought to be a... | |
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...recollection, family tradition, and cotemporary readme ; so that we have a sort of social picture of nlmnst a century, with its fluctuations of public fortune...of fashions, manners, and opinions." — Spectator. "The * Autobiography of Leigh Hunt* ought to be a valuable and interesting work, lill life hds been... | |
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...extended by boyish recollection, family tradition, and cotemporary reading ; so that we have a son of social picture of almost a century, with its fluctuations of public fortune and its changesof fashions, manners, and opinions."—Spectator. m. THE TOWN: its Memorable Characters and... | |
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...cotemporary reading ; so that we nave a sort of social picture of almost a century, with its fluctua(ions of public fortune and its changes of fashions, manners, and opinions." — Spectator. "The ' Autobiography of Leigh Hunt* ought to be a valuable and interesting work. His life hac heen... | |
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