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... thought unsafe in propor- tion as they get their living by being thought to be safe . ' Literary men , ' it has been said , ' are outcasts ; ' and they are eminent in a certain way notwithstanding . They can say strong things of their ...
... thought unsafe in propor- tion as they get their living by being thought to be safe . ' Literary men , ' it has been said , ' are outcasts ; ' and they are eminent in a certain way notwithstanding . They can say strong things of their ...
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... thought as they thought , believed as they believed , acted as they would have acted . They had desired to see their own will executed . There came a time when they had no clear will , no definite opinion . They reaped as they had sown ...
... thought as they thought , believed as they believed , acted as they would have acted . They had desired to see their own will executed . There came a time when they had no clear will , no definite opinion . They reaped as they had sown ...
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... thought . Hardly any fact in history is so incredible as that forty and a few years ago England was ruled by Mr. Perceval . It seems almost the same as being ruled by the Record ' newspaper . He had the same poorness of thought , the ...
... thought . Hardly any fact in history is so incredible as that forty and a few years ago England was ruled by Mr. Perceval . It seems almost the same as being ruled by the Record ' newspaper . He had the same poorness of thought , the ...
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... thought , or an abstract result that seems im- probable in the case before the board , ' will be set down as a speculator , a theorist , a troubler of practical life . To expect to hear from such men profound views of future policy ...
... thought , or an abstract result that seems im- probable in the case before the board , ' will be set down as a speculator , a theorist , a troubler of practical life . To expect to hear from such men profound views of future policy ...
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... thought of , obscure . According to the received morality , no statesman would hesitate to sacrifice the last to the first . He might have a very strong personal opinion on X , but he would surrender it to a colleague as the price of ...
... thought of , obscure . According to the received morality , no statesman would hesitate to sacrifice the last to the first . He might have a very strong personal opinion on X , but he would surrender it to a colleague as the price of ...
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الصفحة 19 - Roget. — THESAURUS OF ENGLISH WORDS AND PHRASES. Classified and Arranged so as to Facilitate the Expression of Ideas and assist in Literary Composition. By PETER MARK ROGET, MD, FRS Recomposed throughout, enlarged and improved, partly from the Author's Notes, and with a full Index, by the Author's Son, JOHN LEWIS ROGET. Crown 8vo., 10s.
الصفحة 6 - Verney. — MEMOIRS OF THE VERNEY FAMILY DURING THE CIVIL WAR. Compiled from the Letters and Illustrated by the Portraits at Claydon House, Bucks. By FRANCES PARTHENOPE VERNEY.
الصفحة 6 - SUNBEAM,' OUR HOME ON THE OCEAN FOR ELEVEN MONTHS. Library Edition. With 8 Maps and Charts, and 118 Illustrations, 8vo.
الصفحة 9 - Sea- Fisherman: comprising the Chief Methods of Hook and Line Fishing in the British and other Seas, a glance at Nets, and remarks on Boats and Boating. Second Edition, enlarged, with 80 Woodcuts. Post 8vo. 12s. Gd. The Fly- Fisher's Entomology. By ALFRED RONALDS. With coloured Representations of the Natural and Artificial Insect.
الصفحة 9 - DEAD SHOT (THE): or, Sportsman's Complete Guide. Being a Treatise on the Use of the Gun, with Rudimentary and Finishing Lessons on the Art of Shooting Game of all kinds.
الصفحة 24 - THE DAY' through the Christian Year ; being a Text of Scripture, with an Original Meditation and a Short Selection in Verse for Every Day. Crown 8vo., 41.
الصفحة 18 - INSECTS AT HOME : A Popular Account of British Insects, their Structure, Habits and Transformations.
الصفحة 137 - in the room of the Right Honourable William Pitt, who, since his election, has accepted the office of First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer.
الصفحة 38 - This task specifies not only what is to be done but how it is to be done and the exact time allowed for doing it.
الصفحة 2 - Buckle. — HISTORY OF CIVILISATION IN ENGLAND AND FRANCE, SPAIN AND SCOTLAND. By HENRY THOMAS BUCKLE.