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 105
... speak it well enough to be able to treat of any subject of discourse that may arise . It has a great literature ; other countries , with the exception of England , have great writers , rather than a great literature ; and its influence ...
... speak it well enough to be able to treat of any subject of discourse that may arise . It has a great literature ; other countries , with the exception of England , have great writers , rather than a great literature ; and its influence ...
Page 160
... speak but of one of them , The Sacred Flame , and of this only because in it I tried an experiment that some readers of this book may think interesting enough to merit a few minutes ' consideration . I tried in this play to write a more ...
... speak but of one of them , The Sacred Flame , and of this only because in it I tried an experiment that some readers of this book may think interesting enough to merit a few minutes ' consideration . I tried in this play to write a more ...
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... speak of goodness I would speak of love ; for there are philosophers who , thinking that it embraced every other , have accepted it as the highest of human values . Platonism and Christianity have combined to give it a mystical ...
... speak of goodness I would speak of love ; for there are philosophers who , thinking that it embraced every other , have accepted it as the highest of human values . Platonism and Christianity have combined to give it a mystical ...
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