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... true existence ; he knows appearances only . Am I not right ? Yes . Then let us have a clear understanding , and not be satisfied with half an explanation . Proceed . Of the painter we say that he will paint reins , and he will paint a ...
... true existence ; he knows appearances only . Am I not right ? Yes . Then let us have a clear understanding , and not be satisfied with half an explanation . Proceed . Of the painter we say that he will paint reins , and he will paint a ...
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... true . And now tell me , I conjure you , -this imitation is concerned with an ob- ject which is thrice removed from the truth ? Certainly . And what kind of faculty in man is that to which imitation makes its spe- cial appeal ? What do ...
... true . And now tell me , I conjure you , -this imitation is concerned with an ob- ject which is thrice removed from the truth ? Certainly . And what kind of faculty in man is that to which imitation makes its spe- cial appeal ? What do ...
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... true and untrue or only half - true . It is charlatanism , conscious or unconscious , whenever we confuse or obliterate these . And in poetry , more than anywhere else , it is unpermissible to confuse or obliterate them . For in poetry ...
... true and untrue or only half - true . It is charlatanism , conscious or unconscious , whenever we confuse or obliterate these . And in poetry , more than anywhere else , it is unpermissible to confuse or obliterate them . For in poetry ...
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