Literary EssaysA companion volume to Biographical Essays, this collection of twenty-five pieces includes two of Strachey's finest critical essays, "Shakespeare's Final Period" and "English Letter Writers." Index. |
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Page 115
... light . Voltaire was able to make the transparency , but he never could light the candle ; and the only result of his efforts was some sticky pieces of paper , cut into curious shapes , and roughly daubed with colour . To take only one ...
... light . Voltaire was able to make the transparency , but he never could light the candle ; and the only result of his efforts was some sticky pieces of paper , cut into curious shapes , and roughly daubed with colour . To take only one ...
Page 184
... light of the stars ; and the object of the comparison is to lay stress upon the concentration on one point of a vast multiplicity of objects . There could be no better exercise for a young verse - writer than to attempt his own ...
... light of the stars ; and the object of the comparison is to lay stress upon the concentration on one point of a vast multiplicity of objects . There could be no better exercise for a young verse - writer than to attempt his own ...
Page 192
... light at once richer and less real than the light of day ; on the outside , firm , and towering , and immediately impressive ; and embellished , both inside and out , with grin- ning gargoyles . His conversation , Kelsall tells us , was ...
... light at once richer and less real than the light of day ; on the outside , firm , and towering , and immediately impressive ; and embellished , both inside and out , with grin- ning gargoyles . His conversation , Kelsall tells us , was ...
Contents
SHAKESPEARES FINAL PERIOD The Independent | 1 |
WORDS AND POETRY The Hogarth Press 1928 | 16 |
OTHELLO CHARACTERS AND COMMENTARIES | 24 |
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