Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 186W. Blackwood, 1909 - England |
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... matter fairly , has the faults of all people with a limited out- look , and the faults are patent when his ambition begins to exceed his discretion . He fails lamentably when he trans- gresses his own proper sphere . It is offensive to ...
... matter fairly , has the faults of all people with a limited out- look , and the faults are patent when his ambition begins to exceed his discretion . He fails lamentably when he trans- gresses his own proper sphere . It is offensive to ...
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... matter of war we can observe the same fallacy . To the Cockney that world of elemental furies is so far from the range of his experi- ence and his imagination that he cannot comprehend it . He hates it by instinct , because he feels its ...
... matter of war we can observe the same fallacy . To the Cockney that world of elemental furies is so far from the range of his experi- ence and his imagination that he cannot comprehend it . He hates it by instinct , because he feels its ...
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... matter of civic value theirs is the better . Like a true aris- tocracy they are a spending class , hazarding themselves and their fortunes in a cheerful gamble with life . If they lack certain obvious refinements , they have their share ...
... matter of civic value theirs is the better . Like a true aris- tocracy they are a spending class , hazarding themselves and their fortunes in a cheerful gamble with life . If they lack certain obvious refinements , they have their share ...
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... matter of course , let fly at me en passant . Fortunately the crops were high , and I was not seen until among them ; and natives are not good flying shots . By the horse running away with me I saw more of the action than I should ...
... matter of course , let fly at me en passant . Fortunately the crops were high , and I was not seen until among them ; and natives are not good flying shots . By the horse running away with me I saw more of the action than I should ...
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... matter of honours for himself , he then goes on to speak of his brother's claims— " That there should be any question as to my brother Crawford's claim for being made a K.C.B. is a matter of surprise and disappointment to me , " he says ...
... matter of honours for himself , he then goes on to speak of his brother's claims— " That there should be any question as to my brother Crawford's claim for being made a K.C.B. is a matter of surprise and disappointment to me , " he says ...
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