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Page 31
... give rise to artificiality . I should not hesitate to use the com- mon phrases of the day , knowing that their vogue was ephemeral , or slang , though aware that in ten years it might be incomprehensible , if they gave vividness and ...
... give rise to artificiality . I should not hesitate to use the com- mon phrases of the day , knowing that their vogue was ephemeral , or slang , though aware that in ten years it might be incomprehensible , if they gave vividness and ...
Page 65
... give verisimilitude without that , and atmosphere is dearly bought at the price of tediousness . The novelist should know something about the great issues that occupy men , who are his topics , but it is generally enough if he knows a ...
... give verisimilitude without that , and atmosphere is dearly bought at the price of tediousness . The novelist should know something about the great issues that occupy men , who are his topics , but it is generally enough if he knows a ...
Page 145
... give them shape and coherence ; then I returned to England to sort out my impressions and rest till I felt my powers ... give me nothing more . I was capable of no new development . I had sloughed the arrogance of culture . My mood ...
... give them shape and coherence ; then I returned to England to sort out my impressions and rest till I felt my powers ... give me nothing more . I was capable of no new development . I had sloughed the arrogance of culture . My mood ...
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