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Page 74
... seemed to me much superior to mine . They could write and draw and compose with a facility that aroused my envy . They had an appreciation of art and a critical instinct that I despaired of attaining . Of these some died without ...
... seemed to me much superior to mine . They could write and draw and compose with a facility that aroused my envy . They had an appreciation of art and a critical instinct that I despaired of attaining . Of these some died without ...
Page 199
... seemed to demand capac- ities that I did not think I possessed ; but there seemed to be no one more competent available at the moment and my being a writer was very good ' cover ' for what I was asked to do . I was not very well . I ...
... seemed to demand capac- ities that I did not think I possessed ; but there seemed to be no one more competent available at the moment and my being a writer was very good ' cover ' for what I was asked to do . I was not very well . I ...
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... seemed to me that I had the power to make on my side , in accordance perhaps with my likes and dislikes and the ideal that I set before me , moves that I freely willed . It has seemed to me that I have now and then been able to put ...
... seemed to me that I had the power to make on my side , in accordance perhaps with my likes and dislikes and the ideal that I set before me , moves that I freely willed . It has seemed to me that I have now and then been able to put ...
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