Men on a raft in a boiling sea have something to think of besides deportment and the graces of serenity.
John Morley: “Men on a raft in a boiling sea have something to think of besides deportment and the graces of serenity.”
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John Morley
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Morley uses this metaphor to illustrate the urgency and seriousness of political struggles.
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