nodulosities

Updated: February 26, 2026

The style, though unpolished, is fairly simple and readable, and is free from the breaks, crudities, ejaculations, and general "nodulosities" which disfigure much of his work. Carlyle has an original and interesting theory of biography and criticism.

William J. (William Joseph) Long - English Literature: Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World