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...t his mind at rest, he unwound himself, which I would rewind for man to readjust his clock of life. But then why not reveal his name when he is worth writing about? It’s because, the value of this tale lies not in his name, hallowed though, but in the hollowness of life he had led that is even as his name became a synonym for fame. However, if someone were to guess who it ...

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...Omar's original work. Fitzgerald's selection loosely groups quatrains by theme; rendering quatrains into English as four-line, rhymed stanzas. Omar's writings are pervaded by the consciousness of the transient quality of life. In his Rubáiyát, the author ponders the limits of human knowledge and morality: and confronts his readers point-blank with the difficult questions t...

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...rance which is known as distinction. CHAPTER III H e had not specified, in writing to Gordon Wright, the day on which he should arrive at Baden- Baden... ...d sat listening, with his eyes on the ground. “Oh no, he is simply at home writing letters.” Mrs. Vivian was silent a moment. “I suppose he has a very... ...cony that was sus- pended above the confectioner’s window. Mrs. Vivian sat writing at one of the windows of the sitting-room, and Bernard addressed hi... ...es for? Suppose Mr. Wright should never call for us!” Mrs. Vivian left her writing-table and came toward Ber- nard, smiling at him and pressing her ha... ...hap- pened at Baden. This request was easy to comply with, and Bernard, in writing, strictly conformed to it; but it seemed to him that the act of doi... ...ng them in due order face to face again. Bernard made a point, himself, of writing tolerably often and writing always in the friendliest tone. He made... ...e obliged to go to Fontainebleau. We have but just come back. I thought of writing to you,” she softly added. “Ah, what pleasure that would have given... ...ll, and they would lose no time. They were to sail within a week after his writing. The letter contained a postscript—”Captain Lovelock comes with us.... ...ng-suffering wife. If you are very curious to know what he is about, he is writing letters, by way of a change. He writes about eighty a day; his corr...

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...t you’ve found the reading of these pages as rewarding as I have found it writing them. True....it’s not “War and Peace”. To be honest, it was... ...r buying this book and hope you have enjoyed it as much as I have enjoyed writing it. It makes all the hard work worthwhile! Also, don’t forge...

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...own if she is to write fiction. The slim book Monday or Tuesday offers an excursion into Virginia Woolf's early excursions in stream of consciousness writing she was to become famous for; including her so-termed Moments of being, in a format of a collection of short stories mainly concerned with people's thoughts as well as psychology in general, the human and particularly...

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...d, and virtually the entire contents of a 17th-century library are marshalled into service of this goal. Burton is forthright about his intentions in writing the Anatomy — I write of melancholy by being busy to avoid melancholy, he concedes. This acknowledged desire to distract and amuse himself motivated Burton to produce a wide-ranging document, containing digressions an...

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...d, and virtually the entire contents of a 17th-century library are marshalled into service of this goal. Burton is forthright about his intentions in writing the Anatomy — I write of melancholy by being busy to avoid melancholy, he concedes. This acknowledged desire to distract and amuse himself motivated Burton to produce a wide-ranging document, containing digressions an...

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...d, and virtually the entire contents of a 17th-century library are marshalled into service of this goal. Burton is forthright about his intentions in writing the Anatomy — I write of melancholy by being busy to avoid melancholy, he concedes. This acknowledged desire to distract and amuse himself motivated Burton to produce a wide-ranging document, containing digressions an...

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...ary long-used blotting-book which only tells 23 George Eliot of forgotten writing. But in this case Mr. Casaubon’s confi- dence was not likely to be ... ...ied in books, you know, Casaubon is.” “When a man has great studies and is writing a great work, he must of course give up seeing much of the world. H... ...on should think her handwriting bad and illegible. She piqued her- self on writing a hand in which each letter was distinguishable without any large r... ...money lent, and didn’t get it—Bulstrode ‘ud know that too. Y ou bring me a writing from Bulstrode to say he doesn’t believe you’ve ever promised to pa... ... in fine grada- 159 George Eliot tion, with names subscribed in exquisite writing. “The shortest way is to make your value felt, so that people must ... ... often said that they wanted digesting. But I never heard you speak of the writing that is to be published. Those were very simple facts, and my judgm... ...l not again, to any one, speak of that subject—I mean about Mr. Casaubon’s writings—I mean in that kind of way. It was I who led to it. It was my faul... ...t combination of correct sentiments, music, dancing, drawing, elegant note-writing, private album for extracted verse, and perfect blond loveliness, w... ... “I wonder which would turn out to be the silliest—the en- gravings or the writing here,” said Lydgate, in his most con- vinced tone, while he turned ...

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...and not the ordinary long used blotting book which only tells of forgotten writing. But in this case Mr. Casaubon’s confidence was not likely to be fal... ...ied in books, you know, Casaubon is.” “When a man has great studies and is writing a great work, he must of course give up seeing much of the world. H... ...ubon should think her handwriting bad and illegible. She piqued herself on writing a hand in which each letter was distinguishable without any large r... ... few moments’ silence, during which he pushed about various objects on his writing table, and finally stood with his back to the fire, his glasses on hi... ... money lent, and didn’t get it—Bulstrode ’ud know that too. You bring me a writing from Bulstrode to say he doesn’t believe you’ve ever promised to pa... ...at the insects ranged in fine gradation, with names subscribed in exquisite writing. “The shortest way is to make your value felt, so that people must ... ... often said that they wanted digesting. But I never heard you speak of the writing that is to be published. Those were very simple facts, and my judgm... ... not again, to any one, speak of that subject— I mean about Mr. Casaubon’s writings—I mean in that kind of way. It was I who led to it. It was my faul... ...combination of correct sentiments, music, dancing, drawing, ele gant note writing, private album for extracted verse, and perfect blond loveliness, w...

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...es not depend upon psycho-analytic theories. Such occurrences as automatic writing lead Dr. Morton Prince to say: “As I view this question of the subc... ...g turnings. It is by essentially similar processes that we learn speaking, writing, mathematics, or the govern- ment of an empire. Professor W atson (... ...ries of sounds, each being approximately represented by a single letter in writing, though in practice a letter may repre- sent several sounds, or sev... ...icate a certain amount of information by means of their antennae. Probably writing itself, which we now regard as merely a way of representing speech,... ...inally an inde- pendent language, as it has remained to this day in China. Writing seems to have consisted originally of pictures, which gradually bec... ...etters on the telephone principle of “T for Tommy.” But it would seem that writing nowhere began as an attempt to represent speech it began as a direc... ... executed? Primarily: examinations, when we perform the bodily movement of writing it down; conversation, when we assert it to display our historical ... ... ing what Soviet government leads to. In all these cases bodily movements (writing or speaking) result from our belief. But there remains the belief w... ...ected part of the book. In this case we can strengthen the verification by writing down beforehand the words which 190 Bertrand Russell we expect to ...

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...l called the cunning of reason. Another important theme of the text is the focus on world history, rather than regional or state history. The obscure writings of Jakob Böhme had a strong effect on Hegel. Böhme had written that the Fall of Man was a necessary stage in the evolution of the universe. This evolution was, itself, the result of God's desire for complete self-awa...

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...M.D., MMSc, Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School “I read the book in one sitting, which was an easy task owing to the author’s concise writing and knack of explaining science with simple clarity.” —NICHOLAS J MULCAHY, Hon Research Fellow, Univ. of Queensland, Australia “I enjoyed a lot reading Vyshedskiy’s book. I’m impressed by the quality of the book...

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...traveling, hear Buster had heart attack, rush to Minnesota 267. Buster Brandt’s death brings reflection and a reunion with Ellen 268. Steward tries writing Kris but Mary is more substantial and loyal 269. At Minnesota Christmas, Steward finds subtle changes from the past 270. Changes in old friends lead Steward to make changes, too 271. O’Rourke heads for Khe Sanh, me...