Fisher's Ghost, and Other EssaysF.W. Cheshire, 1950 - 208 pages |
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Page 21
... never slackens the bow . He never comes to his task with a fresh mind . And the bigger the task , the more necessary it is to have the habit of critical detachment . The wisest characters are , as Masefield reminds us , often some- what ...
... never slackens the bow . He never comes to his task with a fresh mind . And the bigger the task , the more necessary it is to have the habit of critical detachment . The wisest characters are , as Masefield reminds us , often some- what ...
Page 82
... never ceased to love the old - world Germany , with its dreamy simplicity , and corresponded regularly with his mother , from whom he kept the news of his fatal sickness . His health had never been good . In 1845 his eyes were affected ...
... never ceased to love the old - world Germany , with its dreamy simplicity , and corresponded regularly with his mother , from whom he kept the news of his fatal sickness . His health had never been good . In 1845 his eyes were affected ...
Page 120
... never seemed to hurry or fuss , never had his pipe out of his mouth ; amid all this turmoil of blazing bush and flying flame and the crashing of falling giants , he never for a moment lost his presence of mind , but stuck to his job ...
... never seemed to hurry or fuss , never had his pipe out of his mouth ; amid all this turmoil of blazing bush and flying flame and the crashing of falling giants , he never for a moment lost his presence of mind , but stuck to his job ...
Contents
FISHERS GHOSTTWO SIDELIGHTS | 1 |
THAT WORD AGAIN | 16 |
THE ESSENTIAL MURDOCH | 33 |
Copyright | |
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