Books and BipedsArgus Books, 1947 - 258 pages "In a word, 'Books and Bipeds' is for the most part a selection of paragraphs from my weekly book column in the "Chicago Sunday Tribune'..." -- foreword. |
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Page 47
... question in the only way in which it can be answered ; that is , by showing writers at work and at play , in sickness and in health , in love and out of love , quarreling and making up , living and dy- ing . The working habits of ...
... question in the only way in which it can be answered ; that is , by showing writers at work and at play , in sickness and in health , in love and out of love , quarreling and making up , living and dy- ing . The working habits of ...
Page 176
... questions of ( perhaps ) morality that do sometimes arise after the third or fourth cup of oolong . The philosopher posed a question : " I understand you perfectly , " he said , " and your paintings are certainly a magnificent col ...
... questions of ( perhaps ) morality that do sometimes arise after the third or fourth cup of oolong . The philosopher posed a question : " I understand you perfectly , " he said , " and your paintings are certainly a magnificent col ...
Page 192
... question that arises is : Did the diarist wait intentionally until , as he supposed , the possibility of successful contradiction had vanished ? There are other questions in number : Would the editor of the Review knowingly have ...
... question that arises is : Did the diarist wait intentionally until , as he supposed , the possibility of successful contradiction had vanished ? There are other questions in number : Would the editor of the Review knowingly have ...
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