“ A new generation is growing up in our midst, a generation actuated by new ideas and new principles. ”
James Joyce, Dubliners (1914). copy citation
| Author | James Joyce |
|---|---|
| Source | Dubliners |
| Topic | ideas principles |
| Date | 1914 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2814/2814-h/2814-h.htm |
Context
“A hearty murmur of assent ran round the table. It shot through Gabriel's mind that Miss Ivors was not there and that she had gone away discourteously: and he said with confidence in himself:
"Ladies and Gentlemen,
"A new generation is growing up in our midst, a generation actuated by new ideas and new principles. It is serious and enthusiastic for these new ideas and its enthusiasm, even when it is misdirected, is, I believe, in the main sincere. But we are living in a sceptical and, if I may use the phrase, a thought-tormented age:”
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