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William Somerset Maugham. ย I write this book to disembarrass my soul of cer- tain notions that have hovered about in it too long for my comfort . I do not seek to persuade anybody . I am devoid of the pedagogic instinct and when I know ...
William Somerset Maugham. ย I write this book to disembarrass my soul of cer- tain notions that have hovered about in it too long for my comfort . I do not seek to persuade anybody . I am devoid of the pedagogic instinct and when I know ...
Page 176
... soul to- gether . It is forced upon him still in countries with a small reading public ; he must eke out his livelihood by work in an office , preferably under the govern- ment , or by journalism . But the English - speaking writer has ...
... soul to- gether . It is forced upon him still in countries with a small reading public ; he must eke out his livelihood by work in an office , preferably under the govern- ment , or by journalism . But the English - speaking writer has ...
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... soul of man , struggling to be free , has except for brief moments looked upon the self - surrender that it claims as a fall from grace . The happiness it brings may be the greatest of which man is capable , but it is seldom , seldom ...
... soul of man , struggling to be free , has except for brief moments looked upon the self - surrender that it claims as a fall from grace . The happiness it brings may be the greatest of which man is capable , but it is seldom , seldom ...
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