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Page 56
... critic . I do not know what led me to do so , since I am not much inclined to talk about myself in general company . It was at Montdidier , during the first months of the war , and we were lunching there on our way to Péronne . We had ...
... critic . I do not know what led me to do so , since I am not much inclined to talk about myself in general company . It was at Montdidier , during the first months of the war , and we were lunching there on our way to Péronne . We had ...
Page 159
... critic who is gravely concerned with literature ; even if they resent him they may be incited by antagonism to a clearer definition of their own aims . He can provoke in them an excite- ment that calls them to more conscious effort and ...
... critic who is gravely concerned with literature ; even if they resent him they may be incited by antagonism to a clearer definition of their own aims . He can provoke in them an excite- ment that calls them to more conscious effort and ...
Page 160
... critic has a great personality . It is dangerous for him to look upon his activity as creative . His business is to guide , to appraise , and to point to new avenues of creation , but if he looks upon himself as creative he will be more ...
... critic has a great personality . It is dangerous for him to look upon his activity as creative . His business is to guide , to appraise , and to point to new avenues of creation , but if he looks upon himself as creative he will be more ...
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