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... tion and sobriety with which he set down what he had to say . The dictum that the style is the man is well known . It is one of those aphorisms that say too much to mean a great deal . Where is the man in Goethe , in his birdlike lyrics ...
... tion and sobriety with which he set down what he had to say . The dictum that the style is the man is well known . It is one of those aphorisms that say too much to mean a great deal . Where is the man in Goethe , in his birdlike lyrics ...
Page 91
... tion , but they are wrong if they think it an intelligent one . xxvi In my youth , when my instinctive feeling about a book differed from that of authoritative critics I did not hesitate to conclude that I was wrong . I did not know how ...
... tion , but they are wrong if they think it an intelligent one . xxvi In my youth , when my instinctive feeling about a book differed from that of authoritative critics I did not hesitate to conclude that I was wrong . I did not know how ...
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... tion excites its interest , a trait in which Shakespeare made extravagant use ; but jibs at a lack of plausi- bility . Individuals know that they constantly give way to impulse , but an audience insists that every action must have its ...
... tion excites its interest , a trait in which Shakespeare made extravagant use ; but jibs at a lack of plausi- bility . Individuals know that they constantly give way to impulse , but an audience insists that every action must have its ...
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