The Collected Writings of Thomas De Quincey, 2 tomasA. and C. Black, 1889 - 454 psl. |
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The Collected Writings of Thomas De Quincey, 2 tomas Thomas De Quincey,David Masson Visos knygos peržiūra - 1896 |
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absolute admiration Ambleside amongst believe Buttermere called character Charles Lloyd chiefly Christ Church circumstances Coleridge Coleridge's common Coniston connexion cottage Demosthenes discipline doctrine Edinburgh Edinburgh Annual effect England English expression fact feeling felt gentleman German Grasmere Greek habits happened Hawkshead heard honour human idea intellectual interest Kant Keswick known lady Lake language least less literary literature living Lloyd Lord Lord Brougham means miles mind nature never notice object once original Oxford Paley party peculiar perhaps person philosophy philosophy of space poem poet political profession Professor question Quincey Quincey's rank reader reason regard respect Robert Southey Samuel Taylor Coleridge sense society Southey Southey's speaking spirit style supposed Tait's Magazine things thought tion truth University Whig whilst whole William Wordsworth Worcester College words writer young
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