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Pater Walter (Horatio). 1839--94, English essayist and critic, noted for his prose style and his advocation of the "love of art for its own sake". His works include the philosophical romance Marius the Epicurean (1885), Studies in the History of the Renaissance (1873), and Imaginary Portraits (1887) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Don't you remember the chapter in Marius where Pater talks of the gentle exercise of walking as the best incentive to conversation? "I say, Flashey," sang out another of the big boys; "drop that; you heard what old Pater Brooke said to-night. (That's a sort of gum-poison, pater, which attacks the nerve centres. |
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