The Quarterly Review, Volumes 268-269John Murray, 1937 |
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Page 205
... human suffering is the work of sadistic forces which take pleasure in our pain- ' As flies to wanton boys , are we to the gods ; They kill us for their sport . ' The Wessex Novels contain innumerable examples where a long chain of human ...
... human suffering is the work of sadistic forces which take pleasure in our pain- ' As flies to wanton boys , are we to the gods ; They kill us for their sport . ' The Wessex Novels contain innumerable examples where a long chain of human ...
Page 72
... human affairs . Much of it seems to us grossly exaggerated . What is it that has changed ? Not the human element . The economic man of to - day , engaged in the pursuit of what he fondly conceives to be his own happiness , with the ...
... human affairs . Much of it seems to us grossly exaggerated . What is it that has changed ? Not the human element . The economic man of to - day , engaged in the pursuit of what he fondly conceives to be his own happiness , with the ...
Page 214
... human drama is very close to us and loud ; the arc lamps that light it hide the fixed stars and the mountain ranges of the spiritual world . Religion , the Mary , is invited to be the bustling Martha ; the thirst for the supernal to ...
... human drama is very close to us and loud ; the arc lamps that light it hide the fixed stars and the mountain ranges of the spiritual world . Religion , the Mary , is invited to be the bustling Martha ; the thirst for the supernal to ...
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