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Side vii
... to the reader's unbiased judgment , adding here , with respect to four of them , a few prefatory words - not of propitiation or deprecation , but simply in explanation as to points that would otherwise be open to misconstruction .
... to the reader's unbiased judgment , adding here , with respect to four of them , a few prefatory words - not of propitiation or deprecation , but simply in explanation as to points that would otherwise be open to misconstruction .
Side xi
... which adds nothing to the security of a frontier ) , and still more when it is fought simply as a gladiator's trial of national prowess . This is the principle upon which , very naturally , our British school - boys value a battle .
... which adds nothing to the security of a frontier ) , and still more when it is fought simply as a gladiator's trial of national prowess . This is the principle upon which , very naturally , our British school - boys value a battle .
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... well connected , but bringing him no fortune ( I report only from hearsay ) , and endowing him simply with the priceless blessing of her own womanly charms , her delightful society , and her sweet , Irish style of. friendship .
... well connected , but bringing him no fortune ( I report only from hearsay ) , and endowing him simply with the priceless blessing of her own womanly charms , her delightful society , and her sweet , Irish style of. friendship .
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Fervently had Lord Westport pleaded with his father for an allowance of four horses ; not at all with any foolish view to fleeting aristocratic splendor , but simply to the luxury of rapid motion . But Lord Altamont was firm in ...
Fervently had Lord Westport pleaded with his father for an allowance of four horses ; not at all with any foolish view to fleeting aristocratic splendor , but simply to the luxury of rapid motion . But Lord Altamont was firm in ...
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One hundred years ago , such was the difficulty of social intercourse , simply from the difficulty of locomotion ( though even then this difficulty was much lowered to the English , as beyond comparison the most equestrian of nations ) ...
One hundred years ago , such was the difficulty of social intercourse , simply from the difficulty of locomotion ( though even then this difficulty was much lowered to the English , as beyond comparison the most equestrian of nations ) ...
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Bibliografiske oplysninger
| Titel | Memorials: And Other Papers, Bind 1 De Quincey's writings Memorials: And Other Papers, Thomas De Quincey Works, Thomas De Quincey |
| Forfatter | Thomas De Quincey |
| Udgiver | J.R. Osgood, 1874 |
| Oprindeligt fra | University of California |
| Digitaliseret | 13. apr 2018 |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |