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... . OF COURTESY IN EPISTOLARY COMMUNICATION 299 23. LETTERS OF FRIENDSHIP 320 24. LETTERS OF BUSINESS 337 25. ANONYMOUS LETTERS 26. AMUSEMENTS 352 365 ESSAY I. ON THE DIFFICULTY OF DISCOVERING FIXED LAWS . xviii CONTENTS .
... . OF COURTESY IN EPISTOLARY COMMUNICATION 299 23. LETTERS OF FRIENDSHIP 320 24. LETTERS OF BUSINESS 337 25. ANONYMOUS LETTERS 26. AMUSEMENTS 352 365 ESSAY I. ON THE DIFFICULTY OF DISCOVERING FIXED LAWS . xviii CONTENTS .
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... amusement , in which they look to England and America both for the most advanced theories and the newest examples . The nearest approach ever made to a general rule may be the affirmation that likeness is the secret of companionship ...
... amusement , in which they look to England and America both for the most advanced theories and the newest examples . The nearest approach ever made to a general rule may be the affirmation that likeness is the secret of companionship ...
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... amusements . If they have ambition , it is for a higher social rank . These three common pursuits - comfort , amusements , rank II . ] 23 INDEPENDENCE .
... amusements . If they have ambition , it is for a higher social rank . These three common pursuits - comfort , amusements , rank II . ] 23 INDEPENDENCE .
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Philip Gilbert Hamerton. These three common pursuits - comfort , amusements , rank , lie so much outside of the disciplinary studies that a man of studious habits is likely to find himself alone in a peculiar sense . As a human being he ...
Philip Gilbert Hamerton. These three common pursuits - comfort , amusements , rank , lie so much outside of the disciplinary studies that a man of studious habits is likely to find himself alone in a peculiar sense . As a human being he ...
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... amusement in their vulgarity , and he prefers solitude to that infliction . There is a French proverb , " Les cousins ne sont pas parents . " The exact truth would appear to be rather that cousins are relations or not just as it pleases ...
... amusement in their vulgarity , and he prefers solitude to that infliction . There is a French proverb , " Les cousins ne sont pas parents . " The exact truth would appear to be rather that cousins are relations or not just as it pleases ...
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ALFRED AINGER amongst amusements ANNIE KEARY appear Author believe Bohemian CHARLES KINGSLEY Cheaper Edition Church civilisation common correspondence corvée Crown 8vo degree desire effect England English Englishman enjoy ESSAY expression Extra fcap F. T. PALGRAVE father favour feeling foreign France FRANCIS TURNER PALGRAVE French friendship genteel gentleman give Globe 8vo Golden Treasury Series guest habits happiness Heir of Redclyffe human intercourse ideas Illustrated by W. J. intellectual intelligent interest John Halifax kind lady language letter letter-writing liberty live manner marriage MATTHEW ARNOLD mental mind modern natural never opinion passion patriotic ignorance perfect person Philistine pleasure Plumpton POEMS poor reader reason religion religious rich simply social society solitude Story supposed table d'hôte talk taste things thought tion truth WALTER CRANE whilst women writing young
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