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... English nation . ' English phlegm ' is the constant expression of authors when contrasting the English with the French . Now the truth is , that , beyond that of all other nations , it has a substratum of profound passion ; and , if we ...
... English nation . ' English phlegm ' is the constant expression of authors when contrasting the English with the French . Now the truth is , that , beyond that of all other nations , it has a substratum of profound passion ; and , if we ...
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... English language might itself have mouldered away . ' No ! ' I said , that was not probable ; considering its extensive diffusion , and that it was now trans- planted into all the continents of our planet , I would back the English ...
... English language might itself have mouldered away . ' No ! ' I said , that was not probable ; considering its extensive diffusion , and that it was now trans- planted into all the continents of our planet , I would back the English ...
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... English Prose : From Bede to Stevenson , 675 Anglo - Saxon Poetry , 794 Anthology of British Historical Speeches and Orations , 714 Chinese Philosophy in Classical Times , 973 Dictionary , Biographical , of English Litera- ture , 449 ...
... English Prose : From Bede to Stevenson , 675 Anglo - Saxon Poetry , 794 Anthology of British Historical Speeches and Orations , 714 Chinese Philosophy in Classical Times , 973 Dictionary , Biographical , of English Litera- ture , 449 ...
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