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from the French he turned it into an instrument that was fit not only for solemn themes but also to express the light thought of the passing moment . He was the first of the rococo artists . If Swift reminds you of a French canal Dryden ...
from the French he turned it into an instrument that was fit not only for solemn themes but also to express the light thought of the passing moment . He was the first of the rococo artists . If Swift reminds you of a French canal Dryden ...
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I have never , except by an effort of will , wished that the passing moment might linger so that I could get more enjoyment from it , for even when it has brought me something I had immensely looked forward to , my imagination in the ...
I have never , except by an effort of will , wished that the passing moment might linger so that I could get more enjoyment from it , for even when it has brought me something I had immensely looked forward to , my imagination in the ...
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The intelligentsia , having passed judgment , ignored me , but I was securely fixed in the public favour . 34 FROM TIME to time I had a good deal of leisure during the war ; at first because the work I was doing took up but part of my ...
The intelligentsia , having passed judgment , ignored me , but I was securely fixed in the public favour . 34 FROM TIME to time I had a good deal of leisure during the war ; at first because the work I was doing took up but part of my ...
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| Title | The Summing Up |
| Author | W. Somerset Maugham |
| Published | 1938 |
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