Fisher's Ghost, and Other EssaysF.W. Cheshire, 1950 - 208 pages |
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... death , then may it not also be that this uncanny memorial , “ leaning all awry , " symbolically reflects the earthly life of some uneasy spirit bedded below ? Who then was this mortal that in death would fain hide " the foul deeds done ...
... death , then may it not also be that this uncanny memorial , “ leaning all awry , " symbolically reflects the earthly life of some uneasy spirit bedded below ? Who then was this mortal that in death would fain hide " the foul deeds done ...
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... death in 1933. From his letters in the late twenties , I could see the effect on him of his wife's long - delayed , well - deserved triumph . He did feel that recog- nition had come late , and in those " days of many letters , " as he ...
... death in 1933. From his letters in the late twenties , I could see the effect on him of his wife's long - delayed , well - deserved triumph . He did feel that recog- nition had come late , and in those " days of many letters , " as he ...
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... death at The Hague in 1677. Act I shows the young Spinoza's persecution by the Synagogue . Once the brilliant hope of the Rabbis , he had become alienated from them . They cannot buy him over . Various charges are brought against him ...
... death at The Hague in 1677. Act I shows the young Spinoza's persecution by the Synagogue . Once the brilliant hope of the Rabbis , he had become alienated from them . They cannot buy him over . Various charges are brought against him ...
Contents
FISHERS GHOSTTWO SIDELIGHTS | 1 |
THAT WORD AGAIN | 16 |
THE ESSENTIAL MURDOCH | 33 |
Copyright | |
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