James Payn
Birthday: February 28, 1830
Deathday: March 25, 1898
Category: English Novelist
Type: Novelist
National: English
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A man with an invention on which he has spent his life, but has no means to get it developed for the good of humanity - or even patented for himself - must feel the pinch of poverty very acutely.
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A great philosopher has stated that the worst evil of...A nobler example, because a less personal one, of the...And what holds good of verse holds infinitely better in...As a rule, anyone who can tell a good story...But, on the other hand, the occasional and precarious dripping...Cultivating literature as I do upon a little oatmeal, and...For my part, I do not feel that the scheme...For my part, I do not much believe in the...How large and varied is the educational bill of fare...In all highly civilised communities Pretence is prominent, and sooner...In England, literary pretence is more universal than elsewhere from...It has often struck me that the relation of two...It is better, however, for his own reputation that the...It is certain, indeed, that the sacred writers were apt...It is quite extraordinary how very various are the opinions...
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