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... English fellow craftsmen . There is another reason why the antagonisms of authors in France are more envenomed than in England ; their pub- lic is too small to support their great number : we have a pub- lic of two hundred millions ...
... English fellow craftsmen . There is another reason why the antagonisms of authors in France are more envenomed than in England ; their pub- lic is too small to support their great number : we have a pub- lic of two hundred millions ...
Page 133
... English and American stores , its Chinese shops , has a subtly French character . It has an engaging trimness , and it is leisurely . You feel that peo- ple live there , and the desire for gain is not quite so much in evidence as in the ...
... English and American stores , its Chinese shops , has a subtly French character . It has an engaging trimness , and it is leisurely . You feel that peo- ple live there , and the desire for gain is not quite so much in evidence as in the ...
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... English food that you would get in a private hotel in Bays- water . Soup , fish , roast and a sweet , which is either a trifle or a cabinet pudding ; and on Sundays a savoury of stuffed eggs . There are two bathrooms fitted with a ...
... English food that you would get in a private hotel in Bays- water . Soup , fish , roast and a sweet , which is either a trifle or a cabinet pudding ; and on Sundays a savoury of stuffed eggs . There are two bathrooms fitted with a ...
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