Fisher's Ghost, and Other EssaysF.W. Cheshire, 1950 - 208 pages |
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... expression . We know from Runic charms in early literatures that language was used for prayer , cursing , and blessing , by which verbal magic man sought to control his undifferentiated physical world . All teachers are vitally ...
... expression . We know from Runic charms in early literatures that language was used for prayer , cursing , and blessing , by which verbal magic man sought to control his undifferentiated physical world . All teachers are vitally ...
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... expression , but self - abnegation in the service of others . Carlyle thought that the object of the " Helena " interlude was to show how Faust might save himself from the straits and fetters of worldly life in the lofty regions of ...
... expression , but self - abnegation in the service of others . Carlyle thought that the object of the " Helena " interlude was to show how Faust might save himself from the straits and fetters of worldly life in the lofty regions of ...
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... expression of human desires ; he will find no rest until he discovers the Truth by his own way of approach , beyond the bounds of Jewry . Act I ends with the excommunication service , and the solemn anathema is pronounced . The setting ...
... expression of human desires ; he will find no rest until he discovers the Truth by his own way of approach , beyond the bounds of Jewry . Act I ends with the excommunication service , and the solemn anathema is pronounced . The setting ...
Contents
FISHERS GHOSTTWO SIDELIGHTS | 1 |
THAT WORD AGAIN | 16 |
THE ESSENTIAL MURDOCH | 33 |
Copyright | |
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