the parting of the ways

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He was a man who stood at the parting of the ways between realism and romanticism, and if he had been somewhat more of a man he might have been the master of a great school of English realism; but, as it was, he remained content to use the materials of realism and produce the effect of romanticism. My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context He was unhappy, said the voice, his life was a void; there was but one thing that could save him; he had come to the parting of the ways, here lay happiness and honor, and all that was high and noble; there lay the soul-killing round, the lonely life, the base pursuit of money, the sordid, selfish aims. Beyond the City by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context Again I retraced my steps toward the parting of the ways, when to my surprise I came upon the entrance to three diverging corridors, any one of which I might have traversed in my hasty dash after the false clue I had been following. The Gods of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context	the mother of all the movers and shakers the moving spirit the name of the game the nature of the beast the new black the new kid on the block the nightmare-case scenario the nitty-gritty the nouveau riche the nuts and bolts the odd man out the Old Bill the old country the old guard the old school tie the old-boy network the oldest profession the oldest trick in the book the only game in town the operative word the order of the day the other day the other side of the coin the other side of the tracks the parting of the ways the party is over the path of least resistance the patience of Job saint the patter of tiny feet the pearly gates the pedal to the metal The pen is mightier than the sword the penny drops the pick of the picture of the pièce de résistance the pink pound the plot thickens the point of no return the pot calling the kettle black the power behind the throne the powers that be the primrose path the prodigal son the promised land the proof of the pudding The proof of the pudding is in the eating the pros and cons the rank and file the real McCoy	The paperchase The Paracel Islands the Paracels The Paraclete The Paraclete The Paradine Case The Paragon of Animals The paralympics The Paras Education Foundation The Pardoner's Prologue and Tale The Parent's Journal the Paris Commune the Paris Commune the Paris Commune the Paris Commune The Park House The Parker Group, Inc. The Parkside of Morton, Inc The Parliament of Dreams the Parquet the Parquet the Parquet The Parthenon The Parthenon The Parthenon Group The Parthenon Marbles The Parthenon Marbles The particle theory of matter The particle theory of matter The particle theory of matter the parting of the ways The Party Foul the party is over The party line The party line The party line The Party of Wales The Party of Wales The Party's Over The Partz Locator The Pas The Pas, Manitoba The Pas, Manitoba, Canada - The Pas the Paschal Lamb The Passage (disambiguation) The Passage (disambiguation) The Passage (disambiguation) The Passage (disambiguation) The Passion The Passion The Passion The Passion of the Christ The Passion of Tones The Past The Paston Letters The Pastoral Care The Patent Office The Patent Office The Path of Daggers the path of least resistance the path of least resistance

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He was a man who stood at the parting of the ways between realism and romanticism, and if he had been somewhat more of a man he might have been the master of a great school of English realism; but, as it was, he remained content to use the materials of realism and produce the effect of romanticism.

My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context

He was unhappy, said the voice, his life was a void; there was but one thing that could save him; he had come to the parting of the ways, here lay happiness and honor, and all that was high and noble; there lay the soul-killing round, the lonely life, the base pursuit of money, the sordid, selfish aims.

Beyond the City by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context

Again I retraced my steps toward the parting of the ways, when to my surprise I came upon the entrance to three diverging corridors, any one of which I might have traversed in my hasty dash after the false clue I had been following.