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According to Goethe, Byron’s poetical power eclipsed all other mortals, and he was not held back by petty morality, being possessed of a virtue of which the bourgeoisie had no conception.
Alan Cardew • Lord Byron: The Perils and Glories of a Classical Education
It comes free with a splash, a pink jewel, a miracle that something so beautiful can emerge from water so murky.
Abraham Verghese • The Covenant of Water (Oprah's Book Club)
There is a strange unwholesome smell upon the room, like mildewed corduroys, sweet apples wanting air, and rotten books.
Charles Dickens • David Copperfield
Henry Tilney stands out among Austen heroes in several respects. He alone is present throughout the story in the capacity of a romantic interest for the heroine. He alone serves throughout as a powerful and accepted guide for the heroine. Finally, he alone exhibits strongly the qualities of wit and humor that are always such a prominent feature of
... See moreDavid M. Shapard • The Annotated Northanger Abbey
the stink was like roses and mustard gas. So it goes.