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Writers at Work: Volume 3
by George Plimpton (editor)

Writers at Work: Volume 3
by George Plimpton (editor)

Writers at Work: Volume 3
by George Plimpton (editor)

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congeries (en)

(noun, singular) a disorderly collection; a jumble

9

I was searching in this congeries.

william carlos williams

—p.9 WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS (3) missing author
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I was searching in this congeries.

william carlos williams

—p.9 WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS (3) missing author
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desultory (en)

(adjective) marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose / (adjective) not connected with the main subject / (adjective) disappointing in progress, performance, or quality

245

Most of the desultory courses that I've taken in literature have had a peculiar snobbism about them.

—p.245 JAMES JONES (231) by The Paris Review
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Most of the desultory courses that I've taken in literature have had a peculiar snobbism about them.

—p.245 JAMES JONES (231) by The Paris Review
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velleity (en)

(noun) the lowest degree of volition / (noun) a slight wish or tendency; inclination

266

I think good style is a matter of rendering out of oneself all the cupidities, all the cripplings, all the velleities.

—p.266 NORMAN MAILER (251) by Norman Mailer
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I think good style is a matter of rendering out of oneself all the cupidities, all the cripplings, all the velleities.

—p.266 NORMAN MAILER (251) by Norman Mailer
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