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... and under the influence of the nimble and well - bred felicity that he learnt from the French he turned it into an instrument that was fit not only for solemn themes but also to express the light thought of the passing moment .
... and under the influence of the nimble and well - bred felicity that he learnt from the French he turned it into an instrument that was fit not only for solemn themes but also to express the light thought of the passing moment .
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I have never , except by an effort of will , wished that the passing moment might linger so that I could get more enjoyment from it , for even when it has brought me something I had immensely looked for- ward to , my imagination in the ...
I have never , except by an effort of will , wished that the passing moment might linger so that I could get more enjoyment from it , for even when it has brought me something I had immensely looked for- ward to , my imagination in the ...
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The intelli- gentsia , having passed judgment , ignored me , but I was securely fixed in the public favour . xxxiv From time to time I had a good deal of leisure during the war ; at first because the work I was doing took up but part of ...
The intelli- gentsia , having passed judgment , ignored me , but I was securely fixed in the public favour . xxxiv From time to time I had a good deal of leisure during the war ; at first because the work I was doing took up but part of ...
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| Title | The Summing Up |
| Author | William Somerset Maugham |
| Publisher | Literary Guild of America, 1938 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 11 Mar 2008 |
| Length | 310 pages |
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