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The essay is a literary device for saying almost everything about almost anything.
The essay is a literary device for saying almost everything about almost anything.
The universe is made up of stories, not of atoms.
The universe is made up of stories, not of atoms.
Accuse not nature, she hath done her part;Do thou but thine, and be not diffidentOf wisdom, she deserts thee not, read more
Accuse not nature, she hath done her part;Do thou but thine, and be not diffidentOf wisdom, she deserts thee not, if thouDismiss not her, when most thou needest her nigh,By attributing overmuch to thingsLess excellent, as thou thyself perceivest. - Paradise Lost.
Little do such men know the toil, the pains, the daily, nightly racking of the brains, to range the thoughts, read more
Little do such men know the toil, the pains, the daily, nightly racking of the brains, to range the thoughts, the matter to digest, to cull fit phrases, and reject the rest.
The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.
The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.
Every man's memory is his private literature.
Every man's memory is his private literature.
A teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary.
A teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary.
Good children's literature appeals not only to the child in the adult, but to the adult in the child.
Good children's literature appeals not only to the child in the adult, but to the adult in the child.
Poetry is at least an elegance and at most a revelation.
Poetry is at least an elegance and at most a revelation.
