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... appearance ; it is only by considering these that you can write a sentence that is good to look at and good to listen to . I have read many books on English prose , but have found it hard to profit by them ; for the most part they are ...
... appearance ; it is only by considering these that you can write a sentence that is good to look at and good to listen to . I have read many books on English prose , but have found it hard to profit by them ; for the most part they are ...
Page 67
... appearance and reality diverts you and you are apt when you cannot find it to create it . You tend to close your eyes to truth , beauty and goodness because they give no scope to your sense of the ridiculous . The humorist has a quick ...
... appearance and reality diverts you and you are apt when you cannot find it to create it . You tend to close your eyes to truth , beauty and goodness because they give no scope to your sense of the ridiculous . The humorist has a quick ...
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... appearance . The physical traits of a man influence his character and contrariwise his character is expressed , at least in the rough , in his appearance . You cannot make a tall man short and otherwise keep him the same . A man's ...
... appearance . The physical traits of a man influence his character and contrariwise his character is expressed , at least in the rough , in his appearance . You cannot make a tall man short and otherwise keep him the same . A man's ...
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