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Page 131
When his works satisfied the audience they satisfied the author , ' writes Dr
Johnson ; and the great panjandrum continues : ' Present popularity and present
profit were all he asked . ' Moreover plays and books were only published by
licence ...
When his works satisfied the audience they satisfied the author , ' writes Dr
Johnson ; and the great panjandrum continues : ' Present popularity and present
profit were all he asked . ' Moreover plays and books were only published by
licence ...
Page 176
... architecture , drama , music , philosophy , or any other field of activity of the
human mind or spirit , it is hardly necessary to mention the names of the giants of
the past in order to set beside them the names of the giants of the present :
unless ...
... architecture , drama , music , philosophy , or any other field of activity of the
human mind or spirit , it is hardly necessary to mention the names of the giants of
the past in order to set beside them the names of the giants of the present :
unless ...
Page 346
One of the points he makes is that our present - day suspicion of the number 13
dates back to that mythology when it was a fatal invocation . Etymologically he is
fascinating in tracing back many of our common words to mythological roots ; for
...
One of the points he makes is that our present - day suspicion of the number 13
dates back to that mythology when it was a fatal invocation . Etymologically he is
fascinating in tracing back many of our common words to mythological roots ; for
...
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Imperialism and Colonialism | 1 |
Is Philosophy Obsolete? | 12 |
What we owe Lord Halifax | 22 |
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