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Page 52
The late A. G. Gardiner once told me that he was entreated to join a silent party of three at his club . The three had not opened their mouths for half an hour . Even he , confronted with Barrie in his most speechless mood , vainly ...
The late A. G. Gardiner once told me that he was entreated to join a silent party of three at his club . The three had not opened their mouths for half an hour . Even he , confronted with Barrie in his most speechless mood , vainly ...
Page 53
The moment a performer enters a group he either dominates it or disperses it ; admiration may greet him , but that quality of exchange which to me constitutes good talk is at once lost . The solo instrument has to be very good indeed to ...
The moment a performer enters a group he either dominates it or disperses it ; admiration may greet him , but that quality of exchange which to me constitutes good talk is at once lost . The solo instrument has to be very good indeed to ...
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I once received several pages of questions from a German about so many slang or idiomatic expressions which he wished to render precisely that I saw my own work in a new light . I found it , for once , both profound and — beautiful word ...
I once received several pages of questions from a German about so many slang or idiomatic expressions which he wished to render precisely that I saw my own work in a new light . I found it , for once , both profound and — beautiful word ...
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WHY READ THE CLASSICS? Page | 9 |
DICKENS AND THACKERAY AT CHRISTMAS | 15 |
MARY RUSSELL MITFORD | 21 |
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