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Page 62
... knowledge is more important than theirs and an oaf if he cannot comfortably meet them on an equal footing . Matthew Arnold did a great disservice to culture when he insisted on its opposition to philistinism . 25 AT EIGHTEEN I knew ...
... knowledge is more important than theirs and an oaf if he cannot comfortably meet them on an equal footing . Matthew Arnold did a great disservice to culture when he insisted on its opposition to philistinism . 25 AT EIGHTEEN I knew ...
Page 107
... knowledge of an elaborate order . It needs moreover tact , patience , good humour , firmness and pliability . For myself , I have been well aware that ' I possessed none of the knowledge and few of the qualities that are needed to ...
... knowledge of an elaborate order . It needs moreover tact , patience , good humour , firmness and pliability . For myself , I have been well aware that ' I possessed none of the knowledge and few of the qualities that are needed to ...
Page 153
... knowledge has of late given rise to the production of a number of books in which subjects of common interest , science , education , social welfare and I know not what , are treated in non - technical language . Their success has been ...
... knowledge has of late given rise to the production of a number of books in which subjects of common interest , science , education , social welfare and I know not what , are treated in non - technical language . Their success has been ...
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