The idea of bringing young people up to Literature is doubtless calculated to raise the eyebrows almost as much as the suggestion of bringing them up to the Stage.
For my part, I do not feel that the scheme of future happiness, which ought by rights to be in preparation for me, will be at all interfered with by … - James Payn
For my part, I do not feel that the scheme of future happiness, which ought by rights to be in preparation for me, will be at all interfered with by …
- James Payn
How large and varied is the educational bill of fare set before every young gentleman in Great Britain; and to judge by the mental stamina it affords… - James Payn
How large and varied is the educational bill of fare set before every young gentleman in Great Britain; and to judge by the mental stamina it affords…
The idea of bringing young people up to Literature is doubtless calculated to raise the eyebrows almost as much as the suggestion of bringing them up… - James Payn
The idea of bringing young people up to Literature is doubtless calculated to raise the eyebrows almost as much as the suggestion of bringing them up…
One forgives the critic - perhaps - but never the good-natured friend. - James Payn
One forgives the critic - perhaps - but never the good-natured friend.
To the truly benevolent mind, indeed, nothing is more satisfactory than to hear of a miser denying himself the necessaries of life a little too far a… - James Payn
To the truly benevolent mind, indeed, nothing is more satisfactory than to hear of a miser denying himself the necessaries of life a little too far a…
The fact is, if a young man is naturally indolent, the spur of necessity will drive him but a very little way, while the having enough to live upon i… - James Payn
The fact is, if a young man is naturally indolent, the spur of necessity will drive him but a very little way, while the having enough to live upon i…
As a rule, anyone who can tell a good story can write one, so there really need be no mistake about his qualification; such a man will be careful not… - James Payn
As a rule, anyone who can tell a good story can write one, so there really need be no mistake about his qualification; such a man will be careful not…
I never had a piece of toast particularly long and wide, But fell upon the sanded floor, And always on the buttered side. - James Payn
I never had a piece of toast particularly long and wide, But fell upon the sanded floor, And always on the buttered side.
It has often struck me that the relation of two important members of the social body to one another has never been sufficiently considered, or treate… - James Payn
It has often struck me that the relation of two important members of the social body to one another has never been sufficiently considered, or treate…
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