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... later than it is of the earlier group . Meanwhile , the growing body of scientific discovery made for a parallel influence . This aspect of con- temporary thought is discussed in the next chapter , in connection with the towering figure ...
... later than it is of the earlier group . Meanwhile , the growing body of scientific discovery made for a parallel influence . This aspect of con- temporary thought is discussed in the next chapter , in connection with the towering figure ...
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... later Lord Chancellor , also elected President of the Royal Society , a lawyer and a statesman of the utmost distinction . He collected a superb library , conducted a most instructive correspondence with European savants , and generally ...
... later Lord Chancellor , also elected President of the Royal Society , a lawyer and a statesman of the utmost distinction . He collected a superb library , conducted a most instructive correspondence with European savants , and generally ...
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... later . Stranger still , Sterne actually enjoyed this process of recognition . Many artists hunger half their life for public acclaim , and when they get it feel only contempt and disappointment . But Sterne loved the idolatry , and ...
... later . Stranger still , Sterne actually enjoyed this process of recognition . Many artists hunger half their life for public acclaim , and when they get it feel only contempt and disappointment . But Sterne loved the idolatry , and ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Landscape of the Age | 5 |
The Shape of Society | 7 |
Copyright | |
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