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I found that the only possible words were those Swift had used and that the order in which he had placed them was the only possible order . It is an impeccable prose . But perfection has one grave defect : it is apt to be dull .
I found that the only possible words were those Swift had used and that the order in which he had placed them was the only possible order . It is an impeccable prose . But perfection has one grave defect : it is apt to be dull .
Page 124
The astute dramatist presents his subject as early as possible , and if for theatrical effectiveness he does not introduce his principal characters till later , the conversation of the persons on the stage at the rising of the curtain ...
The astute dramatist presents his subject as early as possible , and if for theatrical effectiveness he does not introduce his principal characters till later , the conversation of the persons on the stage at the rising of the curtain ...
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It is not necessary for me to inform the reader that in this I failed lamentably and I do not ask him to believe me when I state that it seems to me at least possible that if I had been sent six months before I might quite well have ...
It is not necessary for me to inform the reader that in this I failed lamentably and I do not ask him to believe me when I state that it seems to me at least possible that if I had been sent six months before I might quite well have ...
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| Title | THE SUMMING UP |
| Author | W. SOMER MAUGHAI |
| Published | 1938 |
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