Collected ProseJames Wright, Anne Wright, Edith Anne Wright A collection of Wright's essays on the language of poetry |
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Page 88
... never less than second - rate . His thought is never cheap , never trashy , but neither is it ever intellectually exalting , the way the professorial , unfashionable Mann so often is . Almost without exception , Hesse's ideas are ...
... never less than second - rate . His thought is never cheap , never trashy , but neither is it ever intellectually exalting , the way the professorial , unfashionable Mann so often is . Almost without exception , Hesse's ideas are ...
Page 190
... Never eat at a place called " Mom's " Never play cards with a man called Doc . And never go to bed with anyone who has more troubles than you have . B.H .: I'll bear that in mind , thank you . We could conclude by singing " Jr. Bird Man ...
... Never eat at a place called " Mom's " Never play cards with a man called Doc . And never go to bed with anyone who has more troubles than you have . B.H .: I'll bear that in mind , thank you . We could conclude by singing " Jr. Bird Man ...
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... never lost touch with her , thank God . Her hair is white now and she needs a cane . But she has the same classic and exalted face , the same eyes , so witty and so deep , the most beautiful intelligent eyes . It will come as no ...
... never lost touch with her , thank God . Her hair is white now and she needs a cane . But she has the same classic and exalted face , the same eyes , so witty and so deep , the most beautiful intelligent eyes . It will come as no ...
Contents
The Stiff Smile of Mr Warren | 239 |
The Terrible Threshold | 249 |
A Study and a Selection | 256 |
Copyright | |
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