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Page xviii
... play- holding thus aloof I have been able to see the war under a certain angle and in certain of its aspects which would have been hidden from me had I , as the phrase goes , been in it . But before passing on to this question of what I ...
... play- holding thus aloof I have been able to see the war under a certain angle and in certain of its aspects which would have been hidden from me had I , as the phrase goes , been in it . But before passing on to this question of what I ...
Page xxxiii
... Play so far as to explain what it is I am talking about . When a minute ago I spoke of Realities , I ought to have added the adjective other . That is the peculiarity , frequently troublesome , of Reality : that it always has other ...
... Play so far as to explain what it is I am talking about . When a minute ago I spoke of Realities , I ought to have added the adjective other . That is the peculiarity , frequently troublesome , of Reality : that it always has other ...
Page xlii
... play : Satan , who defines himself as the Waster of Human Virtue , stages his latest , though perhaps not his last ... playing away , cheek by jowl , in the orchestra of Patriotism , their strains reinforced , just when beginning to flag ...
... play : Satan , who defines himself as the Waster of Human Virtue , stages his latest , though perhaps not his last ... playing away , cheek by jowl , in the orchestra of Patriotism , their strains reinforced , just when beginning to flag ...
Page xliii
... play itself and the notes to it , this preface would have been mere egoistic irrelevance had it been written in justification of that aloof attitude of mine , which has been of interest , and will soon cease to be so , only to a few ...
... play itself and the notes to it , this preface would have been mere egoistic irrelevance had it been written in justification of that aloof attitude of mine , which has been of interest , and will soon cease to be so , only to a few ...
Page xliv
... of peace . In a preceding chapter , as well as in the special studies presented as notes to my play , my chief aim and use , if any , consist in showing how natural , how inevitable are such passions and xliv SATAN THE WASTER.
... of peace . In a preceding chapter , as well as in the special studies presented as notes to my play , my chief aim and use , if any , consist in showing how natural , how inevitable are such passions and xliv SATAN THE WASTER.
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