Oliver GoldsmithH. Jenkins, 1951 - 286 pages |
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Page 140
... writing ; even his more serious works seldom occupied him more than two days . " One can only assume that they were turned out during a condition of what Mr. Polly would term " alcoholaceous frenzy " . Dr. Johnson's summary of Kenrick's ...
... writing ; even his more serious works seldom occupied him more than two days . " One can only assume that they were turned out during a condition of what Mr. Polly would term " alcoholaceous frenzy " . Dr. Johnson's summary of Kenrick's ...
Page 162
... writing - writing - writing ; of turning out page after page of work in which neither heart nor im- agination played their full part . He took a holiday at Tunbridge Wells ; he went also to Bath . The second place inspired him to write ...
... writing - writing - writing ; of turning out page after page of work in which neither heart nor im- agination played their full part . He took a holiday at Tunbridge Wells ; he went also to Bath . The second place inspired him to write ...
Page 251
... writing that entailed the minimum amount of originality , and at the same time brought in money in predictable and substantial quantities . It was the sheerest hack work , but , as he was perfectly aware , better paid now that he had an ...
... writing that entailed the minimum amount of originality , and at the same time brought in money in predictable and substantial quantities . It was the sheerest hack work , but , as he was perfectly aware , better paid now that he had an ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
IRELAND | 15 |
SCOTLAND THE MEDICAL STUDENT | 51 |
Copyright | |
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