The Yale Literary Magazine, Volume 92, Issue 8Herrick & Noyes, 1927 |
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Page 278
... Philippa James he knew he should find her fascinating , and he intuitively realized that she would discover in him the lover of the world's subtle riches , that valuable foun- tain in his nature of which the others were quite unaware ...
... Philippa James he knew he should find her fascinating , and he intuitively realized that she would discover in him the lover of the world's subtle riches , that valuable foun- tain in his nature of which the others were quite unaware ...
Page 279
... Philippa was the sort of woman who wouldn't object to the use of a word like that . She didn't . " I think you're very discerning , Paul . Do you write yourself ? " " Oh , yes - I try verse occasionally . " " Tell me about it . " He was ...
... Philippa was the sort of woman who wouldn't object to the use of a word like that . She didn't . " I think you're very discerning , Paul . Do you write yourself ? " " Oh , yes - I try verse occasionally . " " Tell me about it . " He was ...
Page 280
... Philippa's luscious reality . " Well , " he continued , " I have a theory about poetry . I don't believe in free ... Philippa ? " Philippa had been listening wraptly , her chin in her hand . " Why it sounds quite remarkable . Have you ...
... Philippa's luscious reality . " Well , " he continued , " I have a theory about poetry . I don't believe in free ... Philippa ? " Philippa had been listening wraptly , her chin in her hand . " Why it sounds quite remarkable . Have you ...
Page 281
... Philippa and himself . He wanted to have a love affair with Philippa ; some memory he could carry away with him , a bright spot of meeting in the callousness of his human contacts . Philippa was the sort of woman who made you feel ...
... Philippa and himself . He wanted to have a love affair with Philippa ; some memory he could carry away with him , a bright spot of meeting in the callousness of his human contacts . Philippa was the sort of woman who made you feel ...
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... Philippa , " he said , " I believe you're aware of all sorts of things about yourself that almost no one has ever noticed . I think you may even resent that . " " You think I'm a horribly clever woman who feel's she's un- appreciated ...
... Philippa , " he said , " I believe you're aware of all sorts of things about yourself that almost no one has ever noticed . I think you may even resent that . " " You think I'm a horribly clever woman who feel's she's un- appreciated ...
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Page 268 - The story is beautifully designed, and it moves with the inevitability of a fugue. It is packed with observation, all fresh, all shrewd, all sound. There is gargantuan humor in it, and there is also something not far from moving drama. It is American from the first low cackle of the prologue to the last gigantic obscenity — as American as goose-stepping or the mean admiration of mean things.
Page 274 - The saint at every window Was a sentinel in arms. They might have checked the water Which can seep through any stone, Or held at bay the mildew Which will permeate the bone.
Page 254 - She was shocked and her hands trembled so that she could hardly manage the plates. "How could they act this way?