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Page 11
... mean only that they are of moment to me for the purpose of any discussion during which I may have occasion to mention them . I think few serious writers , by which I do not only mean writers of serious things , can be entirely ...
... mean only that they are of moment to me for the purpose of any discussion during which I may have occasion to mention them . I think few serious writers , by which I do not only mean writers of serious things , can be entirely ...
Page 118
... means unanimous . The more popular organs praised their wit , gaiety and theatrical effectiveness , but found fault with their cynicism ; the more serious critics , on the other hand , fell very foul of them . They found them cheap and ...
... means unanimous . The more popular organs praised their wit , gaiety and theatrical effectiveness , but found fault with their cynicism ; the more serious critics , on the other hand , fell very foul of them . They found them cheap and ...
Page 215
... means he can to protect his originals ; he puts the persons of his invention in different places , gives them another means of livelihood , situates them perhaps in a different class ; what he cannot so easily do is to change their ...
... means he can to protect his originals ; he puts the persons of his invention in different places , gives them another means of livelihood , situates them perhaps in a different class ; what he cannot so easily do is to change their ...
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