WILLIAM HAZLITT: A CHARACTER STUDY
THE titles of William Hazlitt's first books bear witness to the ethic spirit in which he began life. From his beloved father, an Irish dissenting minister, he inherited his unworldliness, his obstinacy, his love of inexpedient truth, and his interest in the well-being of his fellow-creatures. B...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | The Catholic world (1989) 1894-01, Vol.58 (346), p.489 |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | THE titles of William Hazlitt's first books bear witness to the ethic spirit in which he began life. From his beloved father, an Irish dissenting minister, he inherited his unworldliness, his obstinacy, his love of inexpedient truth, and his interest in the well-being of his fellow-creatures. Bred in an air of seriousness and integrity, the child of twelve announced by post that he had spent "a very agreeable day" reading one hundred and sixty pages of Priestley and hearing two good sermons. |
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| ISSN: | 1042-3494 |