The Summing UpAutobiographical and confessional, and yet not, this is one of the most highly regarded expressions of a personal credo - both a classic avowal of an author's ideas and his craft. |
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... complete ease . ' Admirably as I think Matthew Arnold's style was suited to his par- ticular purposes , I must admit that his mannerisms are often irritating . His style was an instrument that he had forged once for all ; it was not ...
... complete ease . ' Admirably as I think Matthew Arnold's style was suited to his par- ticular purposes , I must admit that his mannerisms are often irritating . His style was an instrument that he had forged once for all ; it was not ...
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... complete ac- ceptance . I asked from nobody more than he could give me . I had learnt toleration . I was pleased with the goodness of my fellows ; I was not distressed by their badness . I had acquired independence of spirit . I had ...
... complete ac- ceptance . I asked from nobody more than he could give me . I had learnt toleration . I was pleased with the goodness of my fellows ; I was not distressed by their badness . I had acquired independence of spirit . I had ...
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... complete system of philosophy . It rested on two principles : The Relativity of Things and The Cir- cumferentiality of Man . I have learnt since that the first of these was not a very original discovery . It may be that the other was ...
... complete system of philosophy . It rested on two principles : The Relativity of Things and The Cir- cumferentiality of Man . I have learnt since that the first of these was not a very original discovery . It may be that the other was ...
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