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... seen the persons with whom the great lovers satisfied their desires I have been more often astonished by the robustness of their appetites than envious of their successes . It is obvious that you need not often go hungry if you are ...
... seen the persons with whom the great lovers satisfied their desires I have been more often astonished by the robustness of their appetites than envious of their successes . It is obvious that you need not often go hungry if you are ...
Page 67
... seen men since as I saw them then , and thus have I drawn them . It may not be a true picture and I know that many have thought it an unpleasant one . It is doubt- less partial , for naturally I have seen men through [ 67 ] THE SUMMING UP.
... seen men since as I saw them then , and thus have I drawn them . It may not be a true picture and I know that many have thought it an unpleasant one . It is doubt- less partial , for naturally I have seen men through [ 67 ] THE SUMMING UP.
Page 68
... seen the same people quite differently . I can only claim to have seen them coherently . Many writers seem to me not to observe at all , but to create their characters in stock sizes from images in their own fancy . They are like ...
... seen the same people quite differently . I can only claim to have seen them coherently . Many writers seem to me not to observe at all , but to create their characters in stock sizes from images in their own fancy . They are like ...
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