The Quarterly Review, Volume 215John Murray, 1911 - English literature |
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Page 13
... probably be inadequate to the task . Even if they should prove adequate , that will be at the cost of higher freights ; while the earnings of the mercantile fleet shut up in port will be reduced to nothing . These two factors combined ...
... probably be inadequate to the task . Even if they should prove adequate , that will be at the cost of higher freights ; while the earnings of the mercantile fleet shut up in port will be reduced to nothing . These two factors combined ...
Page 14
... probably the higher speed and hence a better chance of escape , it is clear that the risks must be calculated , ceteris paribus , on the number of ships , not on gross tonnage . It seems therefore , at first sight , that the risk to ...
... probably the higher speed and hence a better chance of escape , it is clear that the risks must be calculated , ceteris paribus , on the number of ships , not on gross tonnage . It seems therefore , at first sight , that the risk to ...
Page 20
... probably not have been completed . Admiral Mahan considers blockade more effective than the cap- ture of enemy's ships on the high sea ; but the process has become more difficult . Such a feat as the blockade of the whole of an enemy's ...
... probably not have been completed . Admiral Mahan considers blockade more effective than the cap- ture of enemy's ships on the high sea ; but the process has become more difficult . Such a feat as the blockade of the whole of an enemy's ...
Page 22
... probably to follow the example of continental nations in enforcing military service on the whole male popula- tion of suitable age . Such a decision ought not to be based on sectional interests , on abstract arguments as to what is ...
... probably to follow the example of continental nations in enforcing military service on the whole male popula- tion of suitable age . Such a decision ought not to be based on sectional interests , on abstract arguments as to what is ...
Page 27
... probably from a sense of its unfitness for the interpretation of the epigram or the short lyric . Prose has also been employed , and is used by Mr Mackail in his translation of a large selection from the Anthology . If any man could ...
... probably from a sense of its unfitness for the interpretation of the epigram or the short lyric . Prose has also been employed , and is used by Mr Mackail in his translation of a large selection from the Anthology . If any man could ...
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