Shairp

[ shairp, shahrp ]

/ ʃɛərp, ʃɑrp /

John CampbellPrincipal Shairp,1819–85, English critic, poet, and educator.

QUIZZES

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Question 1 of 10

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"You're a little hard on me, Mrs. Shairp," he said, in dulcet tones.
Under False Pretences|Adeline Sergeant
With this formula he never failed to calm Mrs. Shairp's wrath and allay her rising fears.
Under False Pretences|Adeline Sergeant
I think Shairp in his "Essays," gives a good critique as far as it goes on the philosophical and religious manner of our day.
Life of John Coleridge Patteson|Charlotte M. Yonge
Two hours after Mrs. Shairp had started on her journey the two remaining servants were dismissed.
Under False Pretences|Adeline Sergeant

Professor Shairp says that now and then he used to go to hear him lecture. '
James Frederick Ferrier|Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane