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First the Blade: A Comedy of Growth

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By Clemence Dane
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The narrative follows a young woman, Laura, and the man Justin as their differing paces of emotional growth and expectation shape courtship and family relations. Told in a witty, conversational voice that interleaves character sketches, domestic scenes, and social observation, the work traces Laura's awakening to adult knowledge and Justin's comparatively static temperament, exploring themes of maturation, identity, and the awkward adjustments between fantasy and fact. Humor and reflective commentary highlight generational contrasts and the difficulties of becoming oneself within intimate relationships.

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Title: First the Blade: A Comedy of Growth

Author: Clemence Dane

Release date: October 19, 2020 [eBook #63501]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

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FIRST THE BLADE

 

THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
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FIRST THE BLADE
A COMEDY OF GROWTH
BY
CLEMENCE DANE
Author of “Regiment of Women”
First the blade, then the ear, after that
the full corn in the ear.
St. Mark 4.28
New York
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
1918
All rights reserved
Copyright, 1918
By CLEMENCE DANE
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Set up and electrotyped. Published, March, 1918
Each man to himself and each woman to herself, is the word of the past and present, and the true word of immortality;
No one can acquire for another—not one,
Not one can grow for another—not one.
The song is to the singer, and comes back most to him,
The teaching is to the teacher, and comes back most to him,
The love is to the lover, and comes back most to him,
The gift is to the giver, and comes back most to him—it cannot fail,
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And no man understands any greatness or goodness but his own, or the indication of his own.
Walt Whitman.
FIRST THE BLADE
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