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 37
... ness what he thought with vigour . And one of his Lives he finished with the words : ' Whoever wishes to attain an English style , familiar but not coarse , ) and elegant but not ostentatious , must give his days and nights to the ...
... ness what he thought with vigour . And one of his Lives he finished with the words : ' Whoever wishes to attain an English style , familiar but not coarse , ) and elegant but not ostentatious , must give his days and nights to the ...
Page 103
... ness , and the unset stage , with the flats stacked against the back wall , is lit only by footlights . I have passed many happy hours at rehearsals ; I have liked their easy camaraderie , the hurried lunch at a res- taurant round the ...
... ness , and the unset stage , with the flats stacked against the back wall , is lit only by footlights . I have passed many happy hours at rehearsals ; I have liked their easy camaraderie , the hurried lunch at a res- taurant round the ...
Page 258
... ness and an elegance that make it infinitely attrac- tive . Since I cannot suppose that everyone who reads this book will know all about the various philosophi- cal systems , the instructed reader will perhaps for- give me if I state ...
... ness and an elegance that make it infinitely attrac- tive . Since I cannot suppose that everyone who reads this book will know all about the various philosophi- cal systems , the instructed reader will perhaps for- give me if I state ...
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