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| − | ;On seeming inconsistencies between one's desires, | + | ;On seeming inconsistencies between one's desires, chapter 16:Our passions do not live apart in locked chambers, but, dressed in their small wardrobe of notions, bring their provisions to a common table and mess together, feeding out of the common store according to their appetite. |
| − | ;On how even great people cannot escape being seen in a bad light, as must Mr. Casaubon, | + | ;On how even great people cannot escape being seen in a bad light, as must Mr. Casaubon, chapter 10:Has the theory of the solar system been advanced by graceful manners and conversational tact? |
| + | ;On reactions of those jealous of the correct, chapter 50:There are always people who can't forgive an able man for differing from them. -Tertius Lydgate | ||
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==Subtle Sarcasm== | ==Subtle Sarcasm== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:35, 1 May 2012
Favorite phrases
- On seeming inconsistencies between one's desires, chapter 16
- Our passions do not live apart in locked chambers, but, dressed in their small wardrobe of notions, bring their provisions to a common table and mess together, feeding out of the common store according to their appetite.
- On how even great people cannot escape being seen in a bad light, as must Mr. Casaubon, chapter 10
- Has the theory of the solar system been advanced by graceful manners and conversational tact?
- On reactions of those jealous of the correct, chapter 50
- There are always people who can't forgive an able man for differing from them. -Tertius Lydgate
Subtle Sarcasm
Often Eliot is complementing the young ladies of Middlemarch in descriptive text, but sometimes it seems like veiled sarcasm. Just from the text it is impossible to tell, even knowing the entire story.
