close out, 1  to reduce the price of (merchandise) for quick sale: That store is closing out its stock of men's clothing. 2  to liquidate or dispose of finally and completely: They closed out their interests after many years in this city.
George Orwell. Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 â 21 January 1950), better known by the pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. His work is marked by lucid prose, awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism, and outspoken support of democratic socialism.
George Orwell. [âAs I Pleaseâ was a regular column in Tribune from December 1943 to February 1945 and again from November 1946 to April 1947. This article is the ï¬rst part of Orwellâs 4 February 1944 âAs I Pleaseâ column.The present title was not Orwellâs, but was rather applied to the article by Alexander S. Peak.] WHEN Sir Walter Raleigh was imprisoned in the Tower of London, he occupied himself with writing a history of the world.n spite of diligent enquiries, and in spite of the fact that he had actually seen the thing happen, Sir Walter was never able to discover what the quarrel was about; whereupon, so it is saidâand if the story is not true it certainly ought to beâhe burned what he had written and abandoned his project.