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Page 45
... human nature in a solicitor's office ; but there on the whole you have to deal with men in full control of themselves . They lie perhaps as much as they lie to the doctor , but they lie more consistently , and it may be that for the ...
... human nature in a solicitor's office ; but there on the whole you have to deal with men in full control of themselves . They lie perhaps as much as they lie to the doctor , but they lie more consistently , and it may be that for the ...
Page 87
... human . But the dramatist must avoid it even more strenuously than the saint must avoid sin , for while sin may be venial , digression is mortal . The principle is that of direction of interest . It is im- portant in a novel too , but ...
... human . But the dramatist must avoid it even more strenuously than the saint must avoid sin , for while sin may be venial , digression is mortal . The principle is that of direction of interest . It is im- portant in a novel too , but ...
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... human necessities , come and go . The madrigal which was once a popular form of musical entertainment , exciting composers to write for it and producing an elaborate school of performers , suc- cumbed when musical instruments were ...
... human necessities , come and go . The madrigal which was once a popular form of musical entertainment , exciting composers to write for it and producing an elaborate school of performers , suc- cumbed when musical instruments were ...
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