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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... mean only that they are of moment to me for the purpose of any discussion during which I may have occasion to mention them . I think few serious writers , by which I do not only mean writers of serious things , can be entirely ...
... mean only that they are of moment to me for the purpose of any discussion during which I may have occasion to mention them . I think few serious writers , by which I do not only mean writers of serious things , can be entirely ...
Page 118
... means unani- mous . The more popular organs praised their wit , gaiety and theatrical effectiveness , but found fault with their cynicism ; the more serious critics , on the other hand , fell very foul of them . They found them cheap ...
... means unani- mous . The more popular organs praised their wit , gaiety and theatrical effectiveness , but found fault with their cynicism ; the more serious critics , on the other hand , fell very foul of them . They found them cheap ...
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... mean pretty much the same thing and I am not so sure that that is very much . Aristotle has said that the end of human activity is right action , and Goethe that the secret of life is living . I suppose that Goethe means that man makes ...
... mean pretty much the same thing and I am not so sure that that is very much . Aristotle has said that the end of human activity is right action , and Goethe that the secret of life is living . I suppose that Goethe means that man makes ...
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