a something of an aphorism
I thought that I should miss the books more than all the others —
but it is the small things for which I long —
a something of a mystery. almost;
mental processes are difficult to describe;
something of a snare and delusion
rustic casement, eleven moons; to-night Fade, landscape
The latter word an aphorism for a hole.
source :
various landings at
The Amateur Photographer & Cinematographer Vol. 64 (1927) : link
via search results and by-catch for “a something of’s” : link
later volumes (1933-37, only), at archive.org : link