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Virginia Woolf
No: I intend no introspection. I mark Henry James' sentence:
Observe perpetually. Observe the oncome of age. Observe greed.
Observe my own despondency. By that means it becomes
serviceable. Or so I hope. I insist upon spending this
time to the best advantage. I will go down with my colours
flying . . . Occupation is essential. And now with some pleasure
I find that it's seven; and must cook dinner. Haddock and
sausage meat. I think it is true that one gains a certain
hold on sausage and haddock by writing them down.
Observe perpetually. Observe the oncome of age. Observe greed.
Observe my own despondency. By that means it becomes
serviceable. Or so I hope. I insist upon spending this
time to the best advantage. I will go down with my colours
flying . . . Occupation is essential. And now with some pleasure
I find that it's seven; and must cook dinner. Haddock and
sausage meat. I think it is true that one gains a certain
hold on sausage and haddock by writing them down.
Composer
Dominick Argento
Dominick Argento (1927 – 2019) was an American composer known for his lyric operatic and choral music. Among his best known pieces are the operas Postcard from Morocco, Miss Havisham's Fire, The Masque of Angels, and The Aspern Papers. Image © King…
