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Page 76
... idiosyncrasy does not appeal . They have no patience with the world constructed by its instrumentality . It may actually revolt them . Then the artist has nothing to say to them and they will deny his talent . I do not believe that ...
... idiosyncrasy does not appeal . They have no patience with the world constructed by its instrumentality . It may actually revolt them . Then the artist has nothing to say to them and they will deny his talent . I do not believe that ...
Page 138
... idiosyncrasy , not of course peculiar to himself , that had never before found expression on the stage . The English , whatever they were in the Elizabethan era , are not an amorous race . Love with them is more sentimental than ...
... idiosyncrasy , not of course peculiar to himself , that had never before found expression on the stage . The English , whatever they were in the Elizabethan era , are not an amorous race . Love with them is more sentimental than ...
Page 205
... idiosyncrasy that I discovered in them , and so I decided that there was no further profit for me in travel . I had twice nearly died of fever , I had been nearly drowned , I had been shot at by bandits . I was glad to resume a more ...
... idiosyncrasy that I discovered in them , and so I decided that there was no further profit for me in travel . I had twice nearly died of fever , I had been nearly drowned , I had been shot at by bandits . I was glad to resume a more ...
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