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Page 26
To my mind his genius was better shown in other works . It is a tiresome allegory
and the irony is facile . But the style is admirable . I cannot imagine that English
can be better written . Here are no flowery periods , fantastic turns of phrase or ...
To my mind his genius was better shown in other works . It is a tiresome allegory
and the irony is facile . But the style is admirable . I cannot imagine that English
can be better written . Here are no flowery periods , fantastic turns of phrase or ...
Page 41
I have written few pages that I feel I could not improve and far too many that I
have left with dissatisfaction because , try as I would , I could do no better . I
cannot say of myself what Johnson said of Pope : ' He never passed a fault
unamended ...
I have written few pages that I feel I could not improve and far too many that I
have left with dissatisfaction because , try as I would , I could do no better . I
cannot say of myself what Johnson said of Pope : ' He never passed a fault
unamended ...
Page 286
But without my physical imperfections , with a stronger body and a better brain , I
would not mind entering upon the world afresh . The years that now stretch
immediately in front of us look as if they would be interesting . The young enter
upon ...
But without my physical imperfections , with a stronger body and a better brain , I
would not mind entering upon the world afresh . The years that now stretch
immediately in front of us look as if they would be interesting . The young enter
upon ...
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| Title | The Summing Up |
| Author | William Somerset Maugham |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Doran & Company, Incorporated, 1938 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 21 Dec 2006 |
| Length | 310 pages |
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