The Affable StrangerHoughton Mifflin, 1920 - 216 sivua To make clear the purpose of this book and to suggest possibilities to the reader the author offers the following article which was published in the Toronto Globe. Most of the chapters first appeared in the same journal. Ekfrid, July 28.-This morning I got up feeling singularly cheerful and care-free. And no wonder. Yesterday I got even with the world-said everything I wanted to say about it right down to the last word. This morning I feel that I am making a fresh start with all scores paid, and I don't care whether school keeps or not. The explanation of this unusual state of mind is quite simple. Yesterday I finished writing a book, in which I said just what I wanted to say-said what I have been aching to say for years-about the world and things in general. No matter what happens to the book, it has already served its purpose. It has rid my mind of "the perilous stuff, etc.," that accumulated during the war and since. And the result has been so refreshing that I have no hesitation in recommending the book cure to every one. Nowadays any one can write a book, and most every one does. The mistake is in regarding the book as a literary venture. What you should do is to make a pad of paper and a lead pencil your father confessor and ease your mind of its worries. When the book is done, you can send it out into the wilderness as the Israelites sent the scapegoat-bearing your sins with it. Then you can make a fresh start. |
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Sivu 96 - The fiend look'd up, and knew His mounted scale aloft : nor more ; but fled Murmuring, and with him fled the shades of night.
Sivu 76 - O, for a muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention ! A kingdom for a stage, princes to act, And monarchs to behold the swelling scene...
Sivu 96 - In counterpoise ; now ponders all events, Battles and realms : in these he put two weights, The sequel each of parting and of fight: The latter quick up flew, and kick'd the beam...
Sivu 69 - And whelm on them into the bottomless void This desolated world, and thee, and me, The conqueror and the conquered, and the wreck Of that for which they combated.
Sivu 95 - ... plum'd ; nor wanted in his grasp What seem'd both spear and shield : Now dreadful deeds Might have ensued, nor only Paradise, In this commotion, but the starry cope Of Heaven perhaps, or all the elements At least had gone to wrack, disturb'd and torn With violence of this conflict, had not soon The Eternal, to prevent such horrid fray, Hung forth in Heaven his golden scales,2 yet seen Betwixt Astrea and the Scorpion sign, Wherein all things created first he weigh'd, The pendulous round earth...
Sivu 9 - For heathen heart that puts her trust In reeking tube and iron shard, All valiant dust that builds on dust, And guarding, calls not Thee to guard, For frantic boast and foolish word Thy mercy on Thy people, Lord...
Sivu 56 - Rejoice! henceforth I am omnipotent. All else had been subdued to me; alone The soul of man, like unextinguished fire, Yet burns towards heaven with fierce reproach, and doubt, And lamentation, and reluctant prayer, Hurling up insurrection...
Sivu 47 - His flaming robes stream'd out beyond his heels, And gave a roar, as if of earthly fire, That scared away the meek ethereal Hours And made their dove-wings tremble. On he flared...
Sivu 59 - Which knowledge vexes him a space ; But while Reproof around him rings, He turns a keen untroubled face Home, to the instant need of things.
Sivu 155 - The subject who is truly loyal to the chief magistrate will neither advise nor submit to arbitrary measures.