Essays: First SeriesNational Home Library Foundation, 1932 - 172 pages |
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Page 84
... write what shall not go out of fashion is to speak and write sincerely . The argument which has not power to reach my own practice , I may well doubt , will fail to reach yours . But take Sidney's maxim : " Look in thy heart , and write ...
... write what shall not go out of fashion is to speak and write sincerely . The argument which has not power to reach my own practice , I may well doubt , will fail to reach yours . But take Sidney's maxim : " Look in thy heart , and write ...
Page 119
... write on poetry or holiness . We write from aspiration and antagonism , as well as from experience . We paint those qual- ities which we do not possess . The poet admires the man of energy and tactics ; the merchant breeds his son for ...
... write on poetry or holiness . We write from aspiration and antagonism , as well as from experience . We paint those qual- ities which we do not possess . The poet admires the man of energy and tactics ; the merchant breeds his son for ...
Page 164
... write what I please . I see no reason why I should not have the same thought , the same power of expression to - morrow . What I write , whilst I write it , seems the most natural thing in the world : but , yesterday , I saw a dreary ...
... write what I please . I see no reason why I should not have the same thought , the same power of expression to - morrow . What I write , whilst I write it , seems the most natural thing in the world : but , yesterday , I saw a dreary ...
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