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The House of Mirth is among other things a compelling variation on the tragic plot, inserting a woman as the tragic hero.
Thinking 2010
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The House of Mirth is among other things a compelling variation on the tragic plot, inserting a woman as the tragic hero.
March 2010 2010
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The House of Mirth is among other things a compelling variation on the tragic plot, inserting a woman as the tragic hero.
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"Distant Voices, Still Lives" got a laserdisc release, and "The House of Mirth" is on DVD with a director's commentary.
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Mirth is short and transient, cheerfulness fixed and permanent.
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Mirth is short and transient, cheerfulness fixed and permanent.
The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant John Hamilton Moore 1772
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Mirth is the entertainment of the fancy, and, though it comes short of the solid delights of the rational powers, yet it is to be preferred before those that are merely carnal and sensual.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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It’s a pretty wonderful book, though The House of Mirth is my favorite Wharton novel, followed by Glimpses of the Moon and The Custom of the Country.
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The song has French origins, and was published in an English children's book called Mirth without Mischief around 1780.
The Legend Of '12 Days of Christmas' Josh Fleet 2010
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The song has French origins, and was published in an English children's book called Mirth without Mischief around 1780.
The Legend Of '12 Days of Christmas' Josh Fleet 2010
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