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But words are tyran nical things , they exist for their meanings , and if you will not pay attention to these , you cannot pay attention at all . Your mind wanders . This kind of writing demands a subject that will suit it .
But words are tyran nical things , they exist for their meanings , and if you will not pay attention to these , you cannot pay attention at all . Your mind wanders . This kind of writing demands a subject that will suit it .
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recapture your attention . It is a psychological trait in human nature that interest is established in the persons whom the playwright introduces at the be- ginning of his play so firmly that if the interest is then switched off to ...
recapture your attention . It is a psychological trait in human nature that interest is established in the persons whom the playwright introduces at the be- ginning of his play so firmly that if the interest is then switched off to ...
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The author always loads his dice , but he must never let the reader see that he has done so , and by the manipulation of his plot he can engage the reader's attention so that he does not perceive what violence has been done him .
The author always loads his dice , but he must never let the reader see that he has done so , and by the manipulation of his plot he can engage the reader's attention so that he does not perceive what violence has been done him .
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| Title | THE SUMMING UP |
| Author | W. SOMER MAUGHAI |
| Published | 1938 |
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