Addresses and TransactionsW. Dawson, 1969 |
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... called upon to respond to the toast of a society of which one had been a member for about four hours . But he had lived long enough to know that there were no embarrassments in the world like the embarras- ments of fact . No Johnson ...
... called upon to respond to the toast of a society of which one had been a member for about four hours . But he had lived long enough to know that there were no embarrassments in the world like the embarras- ments of fact . No Johnson ...
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... called a snob . So he was , but in the way in which he ( Mr. Straus ) wished everyone in that room was one ; he liked to be amongst great men , not because they were earls or dukes , but because they were makers of history , or men of a ...
... called a snob . So he was , but in the way in which he ( Mr. Straus ) wished everyone in that room was one ; he liked to be amongst great men , not because they were earls or dukes , but because they were makers of history , or men of a ...
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... called philo- sophical ) interest , his passion for exact knowledge . This was no idle curiosity , but a burning desire to get at facts . The use of travelling , " he had once said , " is to regulate imagination by reality , and instead ...
... called philo- sophical ) interest , his passion for exact knowledge . This was no idle curiosity , but a burning desire to get at facts . The use of travelling , " he had once said , " is to regulate imagination by reality , and instead ...
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