Fisher's Ghost, and Other EssaysF.W. Cheshire, 1950 - 208 pages |
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Page 65
... turned His mind from big things to fashion little ones ; Beautiful tiny things ( like daisies ) , He made , and then He made the comical ones , in case the minds of men Should stiffen and become Dull , humorless and glum ; And so ...
... turned His mind from big things to fashion little ones ; Beautiful tiny things ( like daisies ) , He made , and then He made the comical ones , in case the minds of men Should stiffen and become Dull , humorless and glum ; And so ...
Page 178
... turned satirist against another sinner , the Jingo rhymester aping the crudity of the lower type of political journalist— " One touch of hatred makes the whole world kin . " Newbolt the heroic poet was free from any trace of the kind of ...
... turned satirist against another sinner , the Jingo rhymester aping the crudity of the lower type of political journalist— " One touch of hatred makes the whole world kin . " Newbolt the heroic poet was free from any trace of the kind of ...
Page 190
... turned to London with the intention of " com- mencing author " . He took obscure lodgings near the Strand , dined perforce most frugally , and after several refusals , secured literary employment with Cave , the bookseller , for whose ...
... turned to London with the intention of " com- mencing author " . He took obscure lodgings near the Strand , dined perforce most frugally , and after several refusals , secured literary employment with Cave , the bookseller , for whose ...
Contents
FISHERS GHOSTTWO SIDELIGHTS | 1 |
THAT WORD AGAIN | 16 |
THE ESSENTIAL MURDOCH | 33 |
Copyright | |
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