Londoner's Post: Letters to Gog and MagogHutchinson, 1952 - 174 pages |
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Page 37
... : if I saw my resolution give you a pain I could not . These are the truths of men sure of themselves . The assurance underlies every sportiveness , and is essential . Even Byron , whom you may think neither quiet nor 37 Writing a Letter.
... : if I saw my resolution give you a pain I could not . These are the truths of men sure of themselves . The assurance underlies every sportiveness , and is essential . Even Byron , whom you may think neither quiet nor 37 Writing a Letter.
Page 48
... sure this is a common experience with authors ; for the most fastidious of them destroy what they have written and wish they could cut their throats . The only thing that prevents me from doing either of these things is that I have felt ...
... sure this is a common experience with authors ; for the most fastidious of them destroy what they have written and wish they could cut their throats . The only thing that prevents me from doing either of these things is that I have felt ...
Page 78
... Sure to be fevers . Besides , a ship has no right inside a continent . " I began thinking of Bates [ who wrote A Naturalist on the Amazons ] . My friend turned up the collar of his coat before going into the rain . " Look here , " he ...
... Sure to be fevers . Besides , a ship has no right inside a continent . " I began thinking of Bates [ who wrote A Naturalist on the Amazons ] . My friend turned up the collar of his coat before going into the rain . " Look here , " he ...
Contents
WHY READ THE CLASSICS? | 9 |
FINISHING A BOOK | 45 |
THE CONVERSATION OF AUTHORS | 51 |
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