Comparative Essays Present and PastWarren W. Read |
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Page 89
... appear laughable even , to numbers ; should appear to the grave and good- natured to be embarrassed with extreme practical diffi- culties , —is very natural . " This is a poor , tedious society of yours , " they say ; " we do not see ...
... appear laughable even , to numbers ; should appear to the grave and good- natured to be embarrassed with extreme practical diffi- culties , —is very natural . " This is a poor , tedious society of yours , " they say ; " we do not see ...
Page 133
... appear to us if some day we find , to our surprise , that we have returned from the dead . I leaned against a lamp - post , my mind gravel - rashed , and waited for something that could be understood . The Germans would do . We heard ...
... appear to us if some day we find , to our surprise , that we have returned from the dead . I leaned against a lamp - post , my mind gravel - rashed , and waited for something that could be understood . The Germans would do . We heard ...
Page 209
... appear as such ; that even university men try to appear uncultured ; and that the pose of a gentleman and a scholar is that of the man in the street ? " A few nights ago another friend of mine , a literary editor of some importance in ...
... appear as such ; that even university men try to appear uncultured ; and that the pose of a gentleman and a scholar is that of the man in the street ? " A few nights ago another friend of mine , a literary editor of some importance in ...
Contents
ON GOING A JOURNEY William Hazlitt | 7 |
HOLIDAY John Galsworthy | 18 |
OF FRIENDSHIP Francis Bacon | 25 |
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