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The Essential Alice Meynell Collection

This collection brings together a selection of Alice Meynell's poetry, prose, and critical essays, offering a deep insight into her intellectual and artistic pursuits. Meynell's work is celebrated for its wit, elegance, and exploration of complex themes, making this collection a valuable resource for readers interested in the works of this influential figure in the literary world. more

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Alice Meynell
Alice Meynell

Alice Meynell was an English writer born on September 22, 1847, and died on November 27, 1922. Her works encompassed poetry, prose, and criticism, known for their delicate emotion and profound thought. more

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“Life and death are nothing but the mind. Years, months, days, and hours are nothing but the mind. Dreams, illusions, and mirages are nothing but the mind. The bubbles of water and the flames of fire are nothing but the mind. The flowers of the spring and the moon of the autumn are nothing but the mind. Confusions and dangers are nothing but the mind.”

“For good people to do evil things, it takes religion.”

“A theory of the middle class: that it is not to be determined by its financial situation but rather by its relation to government. That is, one could shade down from an actual ruling or governing class to a class hopelessly out of relation to government, thinking of government as beyond its control, of itself as wholly controlled by government. Somewhere in between and In gradations is the group that has the sense that gov't exists for it, and shapes its consciousness accordingly.”