The Summing Up, Part 354, Volume 1The reminiscences of the author's lifetime; insight on life and art; education, discipline and training of a writer. |
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Page 83
... course he must have something of a voice the made singer owes the better part of his accom- plishment to training ... courses by very simple motives and it is only on looking back that I discover myself subconsciously working to a ...
... course he must have something of a voice the made singer owes the better part of his accom- plishment to training ... courses by very simple motives and it is only on looking back that I discover myself subconsciously working to a ...
Page 142
... course peculiar to himself , that had never before found expression on the stage . The English , whatever they were in the Elizabethan era , are not an amorous race . Love with them is more senti- mental than passionate . They are of course ...
... course peculiar to himself , that had never before found expression on the stage . The English , whatever they were in the Elizabethan era , are not an amorous race . Love with them is more senti- mental than passionate . They are of course ...
Page 228
... course I had mapped out for myself , and trying with my works to fill out the pattern I looked for . I think authors are unwise who do not read criticisms . It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by ...
... course I had mapped out for myself , and trying with my works to fill out the pattern I looked for . I think authors are unwise who do not read criticisms . It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by ...
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