The Pursuits of Leisure & Other EssaysBooks for Libraries Press, 1968 - 162 Seiten |
Im Buch
Ergebnisse 1-3 von 15
Seite 2
... human being as contrasted with the human machine . Which of the Fine Arts is finer than this ? It was once said of Whistler that his gospel of Art took the form of an autobiography , and that he always spelt Art with a capital I. By the ...
... human being as contrasted with the human machine . Which of the Fine Arts is finer than this ? It was once said of Whistler that his gospel of Art took the form of an autobiography , and that he always spelt Art with a capital I. By the ...
Seite 8
... human interest , and of un- expurgated history . It is really not important , even if it were true , that most Memoirs are written by people who have lost their memories , or who have done nothing worth remembering . The fact remains ...
... human interest , and of un- expurgated history . It is really not important , even if it were true , that most Memoirs are written by people who have lost their memories , or who have done nothing worth remembering . The fact remains ...
Seite 90
... human mind . Not only does the influence of women appear to have in- sisted upon a change in its presentation ; but also , being stuff of a volatile nature , like all the lighter aspects of the human character , humour ( or is it wit ...
... human mind . Not only does the influence of women appear to have in- sisted upon a change in its presentation ; but also , being stuff of a volatile nature , like all the lighter aspects of the human character , humour ( or is it wit ...
Inhalt
Foreword page | 1 |
Books and Their Uses | 15 |
Memoirs and Biographies | 41 |
Urheberrecht | |
6 weitere Abschnitte werden nicht angezeigt.
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
ambition appreciation Art of Leisure artist authors Autobiographies beautiful believe Biography British century character Charles Lamb Chichester Fortescue colour conversation criticism death devoted Diary Edinburgh Review Edward Lear England English Essays feel Foreign friends genius George Curzon give habit hand human humour idle India intellectual interest John Addington Symonds journey knew knowledge laughter learning letters literary literature lived Lord Curzon Lord Northbrook Lord Ronaldshay Lord Salisbury Madame de Sévigné man's matter Memoirs mind never Nonsense opinion Oscar Wilde ourselves Oxford painting party passed picture political present Prime Minister published PURSUITS OF LEISURE realise remember Review Ronaldshay's sense society soul style suggest sure talent talk taste things thought tion to-day true truth verse Viceroy volumes W. S. Gilbert whilst words worth writing written wrote