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<p>The sentence following the one quoted from Conrad may strike fear
into the hearts of lecturers in English: "It is
a very amusing and egotistical occupation of no use whatever to
any one
and just as likely as not to lead to false conclusions."</p>
<p>Jeremy H<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 15.12.2018 13:21, Stuart N. Clarke
via Vwoolf wrote:<br>
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<div><font color="#000000">“it was necessary to write the book
[<em>MD</em>] first and to invent a theory afterwards”
(1928; <em>E</em>4 550)</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">Cf.</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">“<span style="TEXT-DECORATION: ;
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first and theorizes about it afterwards.”</span></font></div>
<div><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ;
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“Notes on My Books”</font></span></div>
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