Magic: A Fantastic ComedyG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1913 - 88 pages |
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Agnosticism Anti-Vegetarians believe in fairies bowl of goldfish Celtic twilight cheque cloak conjurer's conjuring trick CYRIL SMITH devils dignity proper DOCTOR drink DUKE Duke's elves Enter PATRICIA Exit fairy tale forget G. K. CHESTERTON G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS garden doors gentleman goes going Grace Grania Gregory's GRIMTHORPE guess HASTINGS heard Higher Criticism Ireland Irish Joan of Arc Kincora Lady Gregory last trick laugh look magic mean Miss Carleon model public-house Molière MORRIS CARLEON nephew never Nun of Kent old apparatus old Buffle old miracles old trick pack of cards pardon PATRICIA CARLEON pause plays pointed hood Professor programmes question quiet business reckon red lamp schoolboy shake sister sits sliding plank Smiling SONS NEW YORK sort speak Staring stars stones disappear STRANGER suppose table-turning talk tell there's thing told turnip ghosts Vegetarians walks What's wizard
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Page 50 - But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. The depth saith, It is not in me; and the sea saith, It is not with me.
Page 50 - When he made a decree for the rain and a way for the lightning of the thunder, then did he see it and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.
Page 64 - I think that is what comes of questioning! Why can't you leave the universe alone and let it mean what it likes? Why shouldn't the thunder be Jupiter? More men have made themselves silly by wondering what the devil it was if it wasn't Jupiter. DOCTOR [looking at him]: Do you believe in your own religion? SMITH [returning the look equally steadily]: Suppose I don't: I should still be a fool to question it. The child who doubts about Santa Claus has insomnia. The child who believes has a good night's...
Page 63 - Does it never strike you that doubt can be a madness, as well be faith? That asking questions may be a disease, as well as proclaiming doctrines? You talk of religious mania! Is there no such thing as irreligious mania? Is there no such thing in the house at this moment?