In England, literary pretence is more universal than elsewhere from our method of education.

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Cultivating literature as I do upon a little oatmeal, and driving, when in a position...

Cultivating literature as I do upon a little oatmeal, and driving, when in a position...

It has often struck me that the relation of two important members of the social...

It has often struck me that the relation of two important members of the social...

One would think that in writing about literary men and matters there would be no...

One would think that in writing about literary men and matters there would be no...

Nor, in our own country, must we fail to take notice of the establishment of...

Nor, in our own country, must we fail to take notice of the establishment of...

To the truly benevolent mind, indeed, nothing is more satisfactory than to hear of a...

To the truly benevolent mind, indeed, nothing is more satisfactory than to hear of a...

For my part, I do not much believe in the predilections of boyhood.

For my part, I do not much believe in the predilections of boyhood.

How large and varied is the educational bill of fare set before every young gentleman...

How large and varied is the educational bill of fare set before every young gentleman...

The fact is, if a young man is naturally indolent, the spur of necessity will...

The fact is, if a young man is naturally indolent, the spur of necessity will...

The idea of bringing young people up to Literature is doubtless calculated to raise the...

The idea of bringing young people up to Literature is doubtless calculated to raise the...

It is certain, indeed, that the sacred writers were apt to make great allowances for...

It is certain, indeed, that the sacred writers were apt to make great allowances for...

A great philosopher has stated that the worst evil of poverty is, that it makes...

A great philosopher has stated that the worst evil of poverty is, that it makes...

A nobler example, because a less personal one, of the pinch of poverty, is when...

A nobler example, because a less personal one, of the pinch of poverty, is when...

Some Critics on the Hearth are not only good-natured, but have rather too high, or,...

Some Critics on the Hearth are not only good-natured, but have rather too high, or,...

A man with an invention on which he has spent his life, but has no...

A man with an invention on which he has spent his life, but has no...

It is better, however, for his own reputation that the story-teller should risk a few...

It is better, however, for his own reputation that the story-teller should risk a few...

And what holds good of verse holds infinitely better in respect to prose.

And what holds good of verse holds infinitely better in respect to prose.

For my part, I do not feel that the scheme of future happiness, which ought...

For my part, I do not feel that the scheme of future happiness, which ought...

As a rule, anyone who can tell a good story can write one, so there...

As a rule, anyone who can tell a good story can write one, so there...

But, on the other hand, the occasional and precarious dripping of coppers has by no...

But, on the other hand, the occasional and precarious dripping of coppers has by no...

There are, it is true, at present no great prizes in literature such as are...

There are, it is true, at present no great prizes in literature such as are...