Roosevelt: A Study in AmbivalenceJackson Press, Incorporated, 1919 - 159 pages |
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... ViereCK AUTHOR OF " NINEVEH AND OTHER POEMS , " " THE CANDLE AND THE FLAME , ” “ CONFESSIONS OF A BARBARIAN ” ET CETERA NEW YORK JACKSON PRESS , INC . F / ATIONS Copyright , 1919 by GEORGE SYLVESTER VIERECK SECOND EDITION 1920.
... ViereCK AUTHOR OF " NINEVEH AND OTHER POEMS , " " THE CANDLE AND THE FLAME , ” “ CONFESSIONS OF A BARBARIAN ” ET CETERA NEW YORK JACKSON PRESS , INC . F / ATIONS Copyright , 1919 by GEORGE SYLVESTER VIERECK SECOND EDITION 1920.
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... Barbarian , " I portray myself as a young American barbarian who for the first time finds himself face to face with Kultur . The book is a panegyric on Ger- many . Nevertheless , it was greeted with shouts of ap- proval from the ...
... Barbarian , " I portray myself as a young American barbarian who for the first time finds himself face to face with Kultur . The book is a panegyric on Ger- many . Nevertheless , it was greeted with shouts of ap- proval from the ...
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... Barbarian " ( written ten years ago ) , is both rationalist and mystic , Anglophile and Anglophobe . The Middle Ages and the Twentieth Century join in the unstable composition of his character . Yet , as I pointed out , the Kaiser is no ...
... Barbarian " ( written ten years ago ) , is both rationalist and mystic , Anglophile and Anglophobe . The Middle Ages and the Twentieth Century join in the unstable composition of his character . Yet , as I pointed out , the Kaiser is no ...
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... Barbarian . " In Chapter III ( The State Idea ) , I said : We have compared ourselves to the Romans . I , myself , have endorsed that comparison . But I am afraid we flatter our- selves . We are undeniably resourceful and mighty . Our ...
... Barbarian . " In Chapter III ( The State Idea ) , I said : We have compared ourselves to the Romans . I , myself , have endorsed that comparison . But I am afraid we flatter our- selves . We are undeniably resourceful and mighty . Our ...
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A Study in Ambivalence George Sylvester Viereck. PROSE- A Game at Love and Other Plays The House of the Vampire Confessions of a Barbarian : " Mr. Viereck's idea is not to write long.
A Study in Ambivalence George Sylvester Viereck. PROSE- A Game at Love and Other Plays The House of the Vampire Confessions of a Barbarian : " Mr. Viereck's idea is not to write long.
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Page 122 - We, here in America, hold in our hands the hope of the world, the fate of the coming years ; and shame and disgrace will be ours if in our eyes the light of high resolve is dimmed, if we trail in the dust the golden hopes of men.
Page 150 - ... spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
Page 150 - And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion; and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
Page 5 - Always on the right — Vanquished, this shall be our pride In the world's despite. Let the oily Pharisees Purse their lips and rant, Calm we face the Destinies: Better "can't
Page 112 - If the Authors' League or the Poetry Society or any other organization expels a member because of his political opinions, it thereby constitutes itself a political body and violates whatever literary charter it may have. Literature, art and science are free of frontiers; and those who exploit them politically are traitors to the greatest republic in the world : the Republic of Art and Science.
Page 47 - Bravely drain, then fling away, Break the cup of sorrow! Courage! He who lost the day May have won the morrow.
Page 122 - Seton. leader for the time being, whoever he may be, is but an instrument, to be used until broken and then to be cast aside; and if he is worth his salt he will care no more when he is broken than a soldier cares when he is sent where his life is forfeit in order that the victory may be won. In the long fight for righteousness the watchword for all of us, is spend and be spent.