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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... longer . In youth the years stretch before one so long that it is hard to realize that they will ever pass , and even in middle age , with the ordinary expectation of life in these days , it is easy to find ex- cuses for delaying what ...
... longer . In youth the years stretch before one so long that it is hard to realize that they will ever pass , and even in middle age , with the ordinary expectation of life in these days , it is easy to find ex- cuses for delaying what ...
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... longer at home with him . They may look upon him with envy or with admira- tion , but no longer as one of themselves . The new world into which his success has brought him excites his imagination and he writes about it ; but he sees it ...
... longer at home with him . They may look upon him with envy or with admira- tion , but no longer as one of themselves . The new world into which his success has brought him excites his imagination and he writes about it ; but he sees it ...
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... longer be able to climb an Alp or tumble a pretty girl on a bed ; it is true that he can no longer arouse the concupiscence of others . It is something to be free from the pangs of unrequited love and the torment of jealousy . It is ...
... longer be able to climb an Alp or tumble a pretty girl on a bed ; it is true that he can no longer arouse the concupiscence of others . It is something to be free from the pangs of unrequited love and the torment of jealousy . It is ...
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