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... exactly formulated it in his mind and it is natural enough that he should not find a precise expression for a confused idea . This is due largely to the fact that many writers think , not before , but as they write .
... exactly formulated it in his mind and it is natural enough that he should not find a precise expression for a confused idea . This is due largely to the fact that many writers think , not before , but as they write .
Page 59
The spirituality of his expression suggested the tired scepticism of a philosopher who had plumbed the secrets of existence and discovered nothing but vanity . Having gradually wasted his small fortune , he preferred to live on the ...
The spirituality of his expression suggested the tired scepticism of a philosopher who had plumbed the secrets of existence and discovered nothing but vanity . Having gradually wasted his small fortune , he preferred to live on the ...
Page 98
He owes his originality to an idiosyncrasy , not of course peculiar to himself , that had never before found expression on the stage . The English , whatever they were in the Elizabethan era , are not an amorous race .
He owes his originality to an idiosyncrasy , not of course peculiar to himself , that had never before found expression on the stage . The English , whatever they were in the Elizabethan era , are not an amorous race .
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| Title | The Summing Up |
| Author | W. Somerset Maugham |
| Published | 1938 |
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