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They destroy their persuasiveness ; you would not believe a man was very intent on ploughing a furrow if he carried a hoop with him and jumped through it at every other step . A good style should show no sign of effort .
They destroy their persuasiveness ; you would not believe a man was very intent on ploughing a furrow if he carried a hoop with him and jumped through it at every other step . A good style should show no sign of effort .
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For the drama is make - believe . It does not deal with truth but with effect . That willing suspension of disbelief of which Coleridge wrote is essential to it . The importance of truth to the dramatist is that it adds to interest ...
For the drama is make - believe . It does not deal with truth but with effect . That willing suspension of disbelief of which Coleridge wrote is essential to it . The importance of truth to the dramatist is that it adds to interest ...
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There is no reason to believe that what you desire exists , but it is a hard saying that you have no right to believe what you cannot prove ; there is no reason why you should not believe so long as you are aware that your belief lacks ...
There is no reason to believe that what you desire exists , but it is a hard saying that you have no right to believe what you cannot prove ; there is no reason why you should not believe so long as you are aware that your belief lacks ...
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| Title | THE SUMMING UP |
| Author | W. SOMER MAUGHAI |
| Published | 1938 |
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