Oliver Wendell Holmes the Autocrat And His Fellow Boarders
The book Oliver Wendell Holmes the Autocrat And His Fellow Boarders was written by author Crothers, Samuel Mcchord, 1857-1927 Here you can read free online of Oliver Wendell Holmes the Autocrat And His Fellow Boarders book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Oliver Wendell Holmes the Autocrat And His Fellow Boarders a good or bad book?
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" Here we have the American philosopher at his best. He is inured to inter ruptions. He is graciously permitted to dis course to his fellow-citizens on the Good, the True, and the Beautiful, but he must be mighty quick about it. He must know how to get in his words edgewise. "Will you allow me to pursue this subject a little further ?" asks the Autocrat. Then he adds meekly, "They did n t allow me. " When he attempts to present a subject in systematic j form : " Oh, oh, oh ! " cried the young f...ellow whom they call John, "that is from one of your lectures ! " [ 13 ] HOLMES For all his autocratic airs, there is no dan ger that he will be allowed to think of himself more highly than he ought to think. The boarders will take care to prevent such a ca lamity. All his sentimentalities and sublimi ties are at once subjected to the nipping air of the boarding-house. When the Professor makes a profound state ment, the "economically organized female in black bombazine" remarks acidly, "I don t think people who talk over their victuals are likely to say anything great.
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