James Payn
James Payn
James Payn, was an English novelist...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth28 February 1830
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But, on the other hand, the occasional and precarious dripping of coppers has by no means a genial effect.
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It is quite extraordinary how very various are the opinions entertained on this point, and, before sifting them, one must be careful in the first place to eliminate from our inquiry the cases of that considerable class of persons who pinch themselves.
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It's yet to be determined how Roberts will deal with important decisions. I don't know his position on issues like stem-cell research, abortion or affirmative action. These are things that someone may attempt to bring to the Supreme Court.
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I had never had a piece of toastParticularly long and wide,But fell upon the sanded floor,And always on the buttered side.
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In England, literary pretence is more universal than elsewhere from our method of education.
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Nor, in our own country, must we fail to take notice of the establishment of School Boards.
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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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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 and ridding us of his presence altogether.
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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.
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Cultivating literature as I do upon a little oatmeal, and driving, when in a position to be driven at all, in that humble vehicle, the 'bus, I have had, perhaps, exceptional opportunities for observing their mutual position and behaviour; and it is very peculiar.
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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 him in most cases, what a waste of good food it is!
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A great philosopher has stated that the worst evil of poverty is, that it makes folks ridiculous; by which, I hope, he only means that, as in the above case, it places them in incongruous positions.
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And what holds good of verse holds infinitely better in respect to prose.
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In all highly civilised communities Pretence is prominent, and sooner or later invades the regions of Literature.