Fisher's Ghost, and Other EssaysF.W. Cheshire, 1950 - 208 pages |
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Page 35
... human pen " . Carlyle at moments of testing always rang true- " He always rose greatly to great occasions for he was a great man . " Yet Murdoch is not deceived by " Posthumous Respectability " . Was not Milton a discredited sectary , a ...
... human pen " . Carlyle at moments of testing always rang true- " He always rose greatly to great occasions for he was a great man . " Yet Murdoch is not deceived by " Posthumous Respectability " . Was not Milton a discredited sectary , a ...
Page 156
... Humanity has passed through one more ordeal , yet the continuous current of human history has not been cut in half . Great events and deliverances do change men , but life has no end . We who owe so much to the tradition of civilisation ...
... Humanity has passed through one more ordeal , yet the continuous current of human history has not been cut in half . Great events and deliverances do change men , but life has no end . We who owe so much to the tradition of civilisation ...
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... human are his subjects , even in the animal characters ! Ultimately , Masefield will stand by the art of The Everlast- ing Mercy , The Widow in the Bye Street , Dauber , The Daffodil Fields , Reynard the Fox and Right Royal , most of ...
... human are his subjects , even in the animal characters ! Ultimately , Masefield will stand by the art of The Everlast- ing Mercy , The Widow in the Bye Street , Dauber , The Daffodil Fields , Reynard the Fox and Right Royal , most of ...
Contents
FISHERS GHOSTTWO SIDELIGHTS | 1 |
THAT WORD AGAIN | 16 |
THE ESSENTIAL MURDOCH | 33 |
Copyright | |
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