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... meaning of each sentence is . Few people have written English with more grace than Berkeley . There are two sorts of obscurity that you find in writers . One is due to negligence and the other to wilfulness . People often write ...
... meaning of each sentence is . Few people have written English with more grace than Berkeley . There are two sorts of obscurity that you find in writers . One is due to negligence and the other to wilfulness . People often write ...
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... meaning . But words are tyrannical things , they exist for their meanings , and if you will not pay attention to these , you cannot pay attention at all . Your mind wanders . This kind of writing demands a subject that will suit it . It ...
... meaning . But words are tyrannical things , they exist for their meanings , and if you will not pay attention to these , you cannot pay attention at all . Your mind wanders . This kind of writing demands a subject that will suit it . It ...
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... meaning it has for you ; it may have other and much more pro- found meanings for the critic , but at second hand they can be of small service to you . I do not read a book for the book's sake , but for my own . It is not my business to ...
... meaning it has for you ; it may have other and much more pro- found meanings for the critic , but at second hand they can be of small service to you . I do not read a book for the book's sake , but for my own . It is not my business to ...
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