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... gave them copious improvisation , they wanted analysis and development , and he gave them absolute comedy . I must confess , though the fault is mine and not his , that sometimes his absoluteness is too much for me . When [ 42 ] WHAT I ...
... gave them copious improvisation , they wanted analysis and development , and he gave them absolute comedy . I must confess , though the fault is mine and not his , that sometimes his absoluteness is too much for me . When [ 42 ] WHAT I ...
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... gave them their practical power in Europe , the change since the War has been more startling than it was in Europe . To the outward eye we are a nation of unillumined persons , and our fountains of education are pouring forth men who ...
... gave them their practical power in Europe , the change since the War has been more startling than it was in Europe . To the outward eye we are a nation of unillumined persons , and our fountains of education are pouring forth men who ...
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... gave her for a birthday present . She looked very becomeing and pretty and Bernard heaved a sigh as he gave her his arm to go into dinner . The butler Minnit was quite ready for the fray standing up very stiff and sur- rounded by two ...
... gave her for a birthday present . She looked very becomeing and pretty and Bernard heaved a sigh as he gave her his arm to go into dinner . The butler Minnit was quite ready for the fray standing up very stiff and sur- rounded by two ...
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