The Summing UpAutobiographical and confessional, and yet not, this is one of the most highly regarded expressions of a personal credo - both a classic avowal of an author's ideas and his craft. |
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... easily into the wilful . Some writers who do not think clearly are inclined to suppose that their thoughts have a ... easy to persuade oneself that a phrase that one does not quite understand may mean a great deal more than one ...
... easily into the wilful . Some writers who do not think clearly are inclined to suppose that their thoughts have a ... easy to persuade oneself that a phrase that one does not quite understand may mean a great deal more than one ...
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... easy camaraderie , the hurried lunch at a res- taurant round the corner with a member of the cast and the cup of ... easily to my pen . It has interested me to [ 103 ] THE SUMMING UP XXX ...
... easy camaraderie , the hurried lunch at a res- taurant round the corner with a member of the cast and the cup of ... easily to my pen . It has interested me to [ 103 ] THE SUMMING UP XXX ...
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... easy ; I came to the conclusion that it could not matter a row of pins what one believed ; God could not condemn people just because they were Span- iards or Hottentots . I might have stopped there and if I had been less ignorant ...
... easy ; I came to the conclusion that it could not matter a row of pins what one believed ; God could not condemn people just because they were Span- iards or Hottentots . I might have stopped there and if I had been less ignorant ...
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