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... writing , but it is better to call it symbolical writing , because metaphors are not profound enough to be moving , when they are not symbols , and when they are symbols they are the most perfect of all , because the most subtle ...
... writing , but it is better to call it symbolical writing , because metaphors are not profound enough to be moving , when they are not symbols , and when they are symbols they are the most perfect of all , because the most subtle ...
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... writing , " defining each word as one would define the terms in a treatise on chemistry . And on this account all ... writing is writing that is perfectly controlled , the writer says just what he means . He says it with complete clarity ...
... writing , " defining each word as one would define the terms in a treatise on chemistry . And on this account all ... writing is writing that is perfectly controlled , the writer says just what he means . He says it with complete clarity ...
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... writing involves an implicit quasi - reading which makes real reading impossible . When the words form under his pen , the author doubtless sees them , but he does not see them as the reader does , since he knows them before writing ...
... writing involves an implicit quasi - reading which makes real reading impossible . When the words form under his pen , the author doubtless sees them , but he does not see them as the reader does , since he knows them before writing ...
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