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Page 76
... claim that he had more than a delightful talent . It seems to me that what makes genius is the combination of natural gifts for creation with an idiosyncrasy that enables its possessor to see the world personally in the highest degree ...
... claim that he had more than a delightful talent . It seems to me that what makes genius is the combination of natural gifts for creation with an idiosyncrasy that enables its possessor to see the world personally in the highest degree ...
Page 86
... claim . I find him as dull as a picture of Alma Tadema . It is strange that one can ever have admired that prose . It does not flow . There is no air in it . A careful mosaic con- structed by someone without great technical skill to ...
... claim . I find him as dull as a picture of Alma Tadema . It is strange that one can ever have admired that prose . It does not flow . There is no air in it . A careful mosaic con- structed by someone without great technical skill to ...
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... claim that in life stories are not finished , situations are not rounded off and loose ends are left hanging . This ... claims to be an artist and the artist does not copy life , he makes an arrangement out of it to suit his own purposes ...
... claim that in life stories are not finished , situations are not rounded off and loose ends are left hanging . This ... claims to be an artist and the artist does not copy life , he makes an arrangement out of it to suit his own purposes ...
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