Essays, Volume 1David McKay, 1888 - 307 pages |
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Page 133
... Chivalry is that , and loyalty is that , and , in English literature , half the drama , and all the novels , from Sir Philip Sidney to Sir Walter Scott , paint this figure . The word gentleman , which , like the word Christian , must ...
... Chivalry is that , and loyalty is that , and , in English literature , half the drama , and all the novels , from Sir Philip Sidney to Sir Walter Scott , paint this figure . The word gentleman , which , like the word Christian , must ...
Page 134
... the root of the matter . The point of distinction in all this class of names , as courtesy , chivalry , fashion , and the like , is , that the flower and fruit , not the grain of the tree , are contemplated . It is beauty 134 ESSAY IV .
... the root of the matter . The point of distinction in all this class of names , as courtesy , chivalry , fashion , and the like , is , that the flower and fruit , not the grain of the tree , are contemplated . It is beauty 134 ESSAY IV .
Page 144
... chivalry . There is almost no kind of self - reliance , so it be sane and proportioned , which fashion does not oc- casionally adopt , and give it the freedom of its saloons . A sainted soul is always elegant , and , if it will , passes ...
... chivalry . There is almost no kind of self - reliance , so it be sane and proportioned , which fashion does not oc- casionally adopt , and give it the freedom of its saloons . A sainted soul is always elegant , and , if it will , passes ...
Page 161
... chivalry . And this is constituted of those persons in whom heroic dispositions are native , with the love of beauty , the delight in society , and the power to embellish the passing day . If the individuals who compose the purest ...
... chivalry . And this is constituted of those persons in whom heroic dispositions are native , with the love of beauty , the delight in society , and the power to embellish the passing day . If the individuals who compose the purest ...
Page 164
... chivalry in behalf of Woman's Rights . Certainly , let her be as much better placed in the laws and in social forms , as the most zealous reformer can ask , but I confide so entirely in her inspiring and musical nature , that I believe ...
... chivalry in behalf of Woman's Rights . Certainly , let her be as much better placed in the laws and in social forms , as the most zealous reformer can ask , but I confide so entirely in her inspiring and musical nature , that I believe ...
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