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I have never , except by an effort of will , wished that the passing moment might
linger so that I could get more enjoyment from it , for even when it has brought me
something I had immensely looked forward to , my imagination in the very ...
I have never , except by an effort of will , wished that the passing moment might
linger so that I could get more enjoyment from it , for even when it has brought me
something I had immensely looked forward to , my imagination in the very ...
Page 75
One of the tragedies of the arts is the spectacle of the vast number of persons
who have been misled by this passing fertility to devote their lives to the effort of
creation . Their invention deserts them as they grow older , and they are faced
with ...
One of the tragedies of the arts is the spectacle of the vast number of persons
who have been misled by this passing fertility to devote their lives to the effort of
creation . Their invention deserts them as they grow older , and they are faced
with ...
Page 120
... of my day and to write plays was a convenient means of distracting attention
from the activities I was engaged in ; and later , when , having contracted
tuberculosis , I had to lie long in bed , because it was a pleasant way of passing
the time .
... of my day and to write plays was a convenient means of distracting attention
from the activities I was engaged in ; and later , when , having contracted
tuberculosis , I had to lie long in bed , because it was a pleasant way of passing
the time .
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Bibliographic information
| 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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