The Spirit of the Age
The Spirit of the Age (full title The Spirit of the Age: Or, Contemporary Portraits) is a collection of character sketches by the early 19th century English essayist, literary critic, and social commentator William Hazlitt, portraying 25 men, mostly British, whom he believed to represent significant trends in the thought, literature, and politics of his time. The subjects include thinkers, social reformers, politicians, poets, essayists, and novelists, many of whom Hazlitt was personally acquainted with or had encountered. Originally appearing in English periodicals, mostly The New Monthly Magazine in 1824, the essays were collected with several others written for the purpose and published in book form in 1825.
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The Spirit of the Age
The Spirit of the Age (full title The Spirit of the Age: Or, Contemporary Portraits) is a collection of character sketches by the early 19th century English essayist, literary critic, and social commentator William Hazlitt, portraying 25 men, mostly British, whom he believed to represent significant trends in the thought, literature, and politics of his time. The subjects include thinkers, social reformers, politicians, poets, essayists, and novelists, many of whom Hazlitt was personally acquainted with or had encountered. Originally appearing in English periodicals, mostly The New Monthly Magazine in 1824, the essays were collected with several others written for the purpose and published in book form in 1825.
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Title page of The Spirit of the Age 2nd London edition
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The Plain Speaker: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things
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The Spirit of the Age; Or, Contemporary Portraits
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Liber Amoris: Or, The New Pygmalion
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"Absorbed in the pursuit of tr ...... ing activity of his own mind."
"Few circumstances show the pr ...... cess of Mr. Irving's oratory."
"His works have been translated into French.
"It was his delight to make mi ...... mself than for any body else."
"Mr. Canning's success as an o ...... a superior and happy spirit."
"Mr. Crabbe gives us one part ...... and we forgive all the rest!"
"Mr. Wordsworth's genius is a pure emanation of the Spirit of the Age."
"The Spirit of the Age was nev ...... nd to the fashion of the day."
"The talent with which the [po ...... tic of the Spirit of the Age".
"What is become of all this mi ...... so little is the mind of man!"
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—William Hazlitt, "Jeremy Bentham", The Spirit of the Age
—William Hazlitt, "Lord Byron", The Spirit of the Age
—William Hazlitt, "Lord Eldon—Mr. Wilberforce", The Spirit of the Age
—William Hazlitt, "Mr. Brougham—Sir F. Burdett", The Spirit of the Age
—William Hazlitt, "Mr. Campbell—Mr. Crabbe", The Spirit of the Age
—William Hazlitt, "Mr. Canning", The Spirit of the Age
—William Hazlitt, "Mr. Cobbett", The Spirit of the Age
—William Hazlitt, "Mr. Coleridge", The Spirit of the Age
—William Hazlitt, "Mr. Gifford", The Spirit of the Age
—William Hazlitt, "Mr. Jeffrey", The Spirit of the Age
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