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... fact the Russian is not a great sinner . He is lazy and infirm of purpose ; he talks too much ; he has no great con- trol over himself so that the expression of his passions is more lively than their intensity warrants ; but he is ...
... fact the Russian is not a great sinner . He is lazy and infirm of purpose ; he talks too much ; he has no great con- trol over himself so that the expression of his passions is more lively than their intensity warrants ; but he is ...
Page 181
... fact , but confined themselves to generalisation and exhorta- tion ; every speech was in effect a peroration . There was once a professor of law who said to his students : " When you're fighting a case , if you have the facts on your ...
... fact , but confined themselves to generalisation and exhorta- tion ; every speech was in effect a peroration . There was once a professor of law who said to his students : " When you're fighting a case , if you have the facts on your ...
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... fact remains that the four greatest novelists the world has ever known , Balzac , Dickens , Tolstoi and Dostoievsky , wrote their respective languages very indifferently . It proves that if you can tell stories , create character ...
... fact remains that the four greatest novelists the world has ever known , Balzac , Dickens , Tolstoi and Dostoievsky , wrote their respective languages very indifferently . It proves that if you can tell stories , create character ...
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