Century Monthly Magazine, Volume 113Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder Scribner & Company; The Century Company, 1926 - American literature |
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Page 55
... writing , the planchette and ouija boards , and so on , to sneer at such an interpretation of the facts , but sneers have always dogged the earlier foot- steps of scientific enterprise . Once it is accepted that modern science does not ...
... writing , the planchette and ouija boards , and so on , to sneer at such an interpretation of the facts , but sneers have always dogged the earlier foot- steps of scientific enterprise . Once it is accepted that modern science does not ...
Page 69
... sat down at the side - table , started to write . Tilting back his rickety chair , staring in front of him , smoking furiously , frowning , Van Leason watched the missionary's wife gather up the dishes from the THE MISSIONARY'S WIFE 69.
... sat down at the side - table , started to write . Tilting back his rickety chair , staring in front of him , smoking furiously , frowning , Van Leason watched the missionary's wife gather up the dishes from the THE MISSIONARY'S WIFE 69.
Page 75
... writing and has left in his " Random Thoughts " a number of charming essays , sprinkled with bits of poetry , on a variety of subjects , such as " A Temperance Story , " " To a White Canvas , " " The Circus Dog , " " My Lady Fair ...
... writing and has left in his " Random Thoughts " a number of charming essays , sprinkled with bits of poetry , on a variety of subjects , such as " A Temperance Story , " " To a White Canvas , " " The Circus Dog , " " My Lady Fair ...
Page 76
... writing fulsome praise of an honored father and great artist , but a simple , straight- forward portraiture of a man , his work , his struggles and achieve- ments , his characteristics and philos- ophy of life , all analyzed with care ...
... writing fulsome praise of an honored father and great artist , but a simple , straight- forward portraiture of a man , his work , his struggles and achieve- ments , his characteristics and philos- ophy of life , all analyzed with care ...
Page 80
... writing . He had a fairly good common - school educa- tion , and wrote with much care . He failed , and his failure made him even more careful . He still failed , until one day his wife said to him , " Why not write as you talk ? " Now ...
... writing . He had a fairly good common - school educa- tion , and wrote with much care . He failed , and his failure made him even more careful . He still failed , until one day his wife said to him , " Why not write as you talk ? " Now ...
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