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... give us interest on our money and our money back . Un- balanced trade , science , industry , will give us a high momentary rate of interest , but only till the crash comes again , and the world goes even more bankrupt than it is at ...
... give us interest on our money and our money back . Un- balanced trade , science , industry , will give us a high momentary rate of interest , but only till the crash comes again , and the world goes even more bankrupt than it is at ...
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... give anything to a petitioner of whatever nationality , it always rained decayed compatriots of his for a month after . I accordingly made up my mind to deny the debt , and modestly did so , pleading a native bias toward impecuniosity ...
... give anything to a petitioner of whatever nationality , it always rained decayed compatriots of his for a month after . I accordingly made up my mind to deny the debt , and modestly did so , pleading a native bias toward impecuniosity ...
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... Give authors as well as titles . June , 1935 . 3. Essays indirectly give us a knowledge of the characters . and personalities of their authors . On the other hand , the subjects of biographies and autobiographies are made known to us ...
... Give authors as well as titles . June , 1935 . 3. Essays indirectly give us a knowledge of the characters . and personalities of their authors . On the other hand , the subjects of biographies and autobiographies are made known to us ...
Contents
ON GOING A JOURNEY William Hazlitt | 7 |
HOLIDAY John Galsworthy | 18 |
OF FRIENDSHIP Francis Bacon | 25 |
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