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... tion begins . He knew little or nothing of general laws ; but his interest in isolated phenomena was intense . And the more singular the phenomena , the more he was attracted . He was always ready to begin some strange inquiry . He ...
... tion begins . He knew little or nothing of general laws ; but his interest in isolated phenomena was intense . And the more singular the phenomena , the more he was attracted . He was always ready to begin some strange inquiry . He ...
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... tion had broken out in the city he had abstracted from one of the deserted palaces a finely bound copy of the Facéties of Voltaire ; the book helped to divert his mind as he lay crouched by the campfire through the terrible nights that ...
... tion had broken out in the city he had abstracted from one of the deserted palaces a finely bound copy of the Facéties of Voltaire ; the book helped to divert his mind as he lay crouched by the campfire through the terrible nights that ...
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... tion to say that , to Lady Mary , life was simply — as she describes it — a game of whist . And the rigour of it was what she most enjoyed . Lord Chesterfield's letters to his son form a fitting counter- part to Lady Mary Wortley's ...
... tion to say that , to Lady Mary , life was simply — as she describes it — a game of whist . And the rigour of it was what she most enjoyed . Lord Chesterfield's letters to his son form a fitting counter- part to Lady Mary Wortley's ...
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SHAKESPEARES FINAL PERIOD The Independent | 1 |
WORDS AND POETRY The Hogarth Press 1928 | 16 |
RABELAIS The New Statesman Feb 16 1918 CHARAC | 31 |
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