The Pursuits of Leisure & Other EssaysBooks for Libraries Press, 1968 - 162 Seiten |
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... facts , nor even encyclopaedias of knowledge - these are not fruits of the Art that we are considering . Such persons will read omnivorously to find out , from Plato down to Pater , what are the gracious , beautiful and interesting ...
... facts , nor even encyclopaedias of knowledge - these are not fruits of the Art that we are considering . Such persons will read omnivorously to find out , from Plato down to Pater , what are the gracious , beautiful and interesting ...
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... Facts , ' wrote Oliver Wendell Holmes , all generous minds have a horror of facts . I allow no facts at this table . You may offer me a loaf of bread if you will ; but you shall not thrust a crumb into my windpipe whilst I am talking ...
... Facts , ' wrote Oliver Wendell Holmes , all generous minds have a horror of facts . I allow no facts at this table . You may offer me a loaf of bread if you will ; but you shall not thrust a crumb into my windpipe whilst I am talking ...
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... facts are kept in their proper subordinate position , or are relegated , on the general ground of dullness , to the pages of a history . It is not with facts that such works should primarily be concerned , but with contemporary ...
... facts are kept in their proper subordinate position , or are relegated , on the general ground of dullness , to the pages of a history . It is not with facts that such works should primarily be concerned , but with contemporary ...
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Foreword page | 1 |
Books and Their Uses | 15 |
Memoirs and Biographies | 41 |
Urheberrecht | |
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