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Page 96
... concern with a concern for the deepest springs of social normality - what keeps a culture psychically whole and inviolate . Witness Spectator no . 128 , on the ' female levity ' of choosing to marry a gay rattle instead of a sober ...
... concern with a concern for the deepest springs of social normality - what keeps a culture psychically whole and inviolate . Witness Spectator no . 128 , on the ' female levity ' of choosing to marry a gay rattle instead of a sober ...
Page 188
... concern them- selves with the byways of Augustan scribbling . But the Tale retains its power : it puzzles , bullies , shocks , amuses , as it has always done . One may not understand the book ( none of us can be sure of always doing ...
... concern them- selves with the byways of Augustan scribbling . But the Tale retains its power : it puzzles , bullies , shocks , amuses , as it has always done . One may not understand the book ( none of us can be sure of always doing ...
Page 282
... concern the road , that is the journey from deep country to the town . And the last group of six relate to the town ... concerns the fact that Tom's self - discovery , and union with Sophia , must wait on his social promotion . As Ian ...
... concern the road , that is the journey from deep country to the town . And the last group of six relate to the town ... concerns the fact that Tom's self - discovery , and union with Sophia , must wait on his social promotion . As Ian ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Landscape of the Age | 5 |
The Shape of Society | 7 |
Copyright | |
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