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Page 60
... soul . At that time ( a time to most people of sufficient ease , when peace seemed certain and prosperity secure ) there was a school of writers who enlarged upon the moral value of suffering . They claimed that it was salutary . They ...
... soul . At that time ( a time to most people of sufficient ease , when peace seemed certain and prosperity secure ) there was a school of writers who enlarged upon the moral value of suffering . They claimed that it was salutary . They ...
Page 155
... soul . For of course to the artist the luxury with which he likes to surround himself is but a diver- sion . His house , his grounds , his cars , his pictures , are playthings to amuse his fancy ; they are visible tokens of his power ...
... soul . For of course to the artist the luxury with which he likes to surround himself is but a diver- sion . His house , his grounds , his cars , his pictures , are playthings to amuse his fancy ; they are visible tokens of his power ...
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... souls are open to a new impregnation . In the production of his work , the author has fulfilled him- self . But that is ... soul and enlarges his personality he will rightly describe it as great . But this , I insist , has nothing to do ...
... souls are open to a new impregnation . In the production of his work , the author has fulfilled him- self . But that is ... soul and enlarges his personality he will rightly describe it as great . But this , I insist , has nothing to do ...
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