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William Somerset Maugham. tion . But for all that the Journal is wonderfully good read- ing . It is extremely amusing . It is witty and subtle and ... tion and put them into appropriate pigeonholes , and when [ xiii ] A WRITER'S NOTEBOOK.
William Somerset Maugham. tion . But for all that the Journal is wonderfully good read- ing . It is extremely amusing . It is witty and subtle and ... tion and put them into appropriate pigeonholes , and when [ xiii ] A WRITER'S NOTEBOOK.
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... tion and the propagation of their species . # I think it possible that , having arrived at a certain high stage of civilisation , men will wilfully revert to barbarism ; or fall back from inability to maintain the high level they have ...
... tion and the propagation of their species . # I think it possible that , having arrived at a certain high stage of civilisation , men will wilfully revert to barbarism ; or fall back from inability to maintain the high level they have ...
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... tion appears to be that more than a certain amount of civilisa- tion renders the nation unfit for the struggle of life ; and its people are conquered by others , hardier and more courageous , who have attained to no such exquisiteness ...
... tion appears to be that more than a certain amount of civilisa- tion renders the nation unfit for the struggle of life ; and its people are conquered by others , hardier and more courageous , who have attained to no such exquisiteness ...
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