The Man Behind the Book: Essays in UnderstandingC. Scribner's Sons, 1929 - 355 pages |
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Page 68
... give as to receive . The thing that emerges distinctly from a comparison of his life with his writings is the contrast between his large declamatory expres- sion and his slight practical performance in the energetic , strenuous ...
... give as to receive . The thing that emerges distinctly from a comparison of his life with his writings is the contrast between his large declamatory expres- sion and his slight practical performance in the energetic , strenuous ...
Page 77
... give them the same , I receive them the same . ” Just what this uniform meaning is , with its absurd lingo of " Kanuck , Tuckahoe , Congress- man , Cuff , " who can tell ? But about the hand- kerchief of the Lord , with its scent and ...
... give them the same , I receive them the same . ” Just what this uniform meaning is , with its absurd lingo of " Kanuck , Tuckahoe , Congress- man , Cuff , " who can tell ? But about the hand- kerchief of the Lord , with its scent and ...
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Essays in Understanding Henry Van Dyke. consistency is what gives human interest to Hardy's novels , makes us admire some of his characters and follow their stories with passion- ate absorbed sympathy . It is this also which gives a ...
Essays in Understanding Henry Van Dyke. consistency is what gives human interest to Hardy's novels , makes us admire some of his characters and follow their stories with passion- ate absorbed sympathy . It is this also which gives a ...
Contents
A REBELLIOUS POET | 147 |
A FIGHTING MAN OF SENTIMENT | 175 |
A KNIGHT ERRANT OF DREAMS | 201 |
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