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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Page 43
... matter how one gets the effect of ease . For my part , if I get it at all , it is only by strenuous effort . Nature seldom provides me with the word , the turn of phrase , that is appropriate without being far - fetched or commonplace ...
... matter how one gets the effect of ease . For my part , if I get it at all , it is only by strenuous effort . Nature seldom provides me with the word , the turn of phrase , that is appropriate without being far - fetched or commonplace ...
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William Somerset Maugham. clearness . They all , and Locke too for the matter of that , wrote English that the ... matters that are of pressing concern to all re- flective persons , one can only regret that they cannot make their ...
William Somerset Maugham. clearness . They all , and Locke too for the matter of that , wrote English that the ... matters that are of pressing concern to all re- flective persons , one can only regret that they cannot make their ...
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... matter ; but river is jungle and jungle is river , for river and jungle are one . It does not seem impossible that ... matters . Ixviii But the plain man's interest in philosophy is prac- tical . He wants to know what is the value ...
... matter ; but river is jungle and jungle is river , for river and jungle are one . It does not seem impossible that ... matters . Ixviii But the plain man's interest in philosophy is prac- tical . He wants to know what is the value ...
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