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... foreign nationality by his appreciation of its excellence in some art that he loves , but this is the case only when the excellence is of the peculiar kind that supplies the needs of his own intelligence . The French excel in painting ...
... foreign nationality by his appreciation of its excellence in some art that he loves , but this is the case only when the excellence is of the peculiar kind that supplies the needs of his own intelligence . The French excel in painting ...
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... foreign cathedral , and had the usual accompaniment of youthful spectators who liked to watch me working , as greater folks watch fashionable artists in their studios . times they rather incommoded me , but , on my complain- ing of the ...
... foreign cathedral , and had the usual accompaniment of youthful spectators who liked to watch me working , as greater folks watch fashionable artists in their studios . times they rather incommoded me , but , on my complain- ing of the ...
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... foreign language , an art , a science , if we are living away from other followers of our pursuit , and cannot endure solitude . It follows from this that there are many situations in which men have to learn that particular kind of ...
... foreign language , an art , a science , if we are living away from other followers of our pursuit , and cannot endure solitude . It follows from this that there are many situations in which men have to learn that particular kind of ...
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... at some inn . The inn- keeper will ask for a little money , but he demands no mental submission . It sometimes happens that the nationality of a foreign guest is not respected as it ought to be . 98 [ ESSAY HUMAN INTERCOURSE .
... at some inn . The inn- keeper will ask for a little money , but he demands no mental submission . It sometimes happens that the nationality of a foreign guest is not respected as it ought to be . 98 [ ESSAY HUMAN INTERCOURSE .
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... foreign countries . But superiority of wealth has the immense 1 I am often amused by the indignant feelings of English journalists on this matter . Some French newspaper calls an Englishman a lord when he is not a lord , and our ...
... foreign countries . But superiority of wealth has the immense 1 I am often amused by the indignant feelings of English journalists on this matter . Some French newspaper calls an Englishman a lord when he is not a lord , and our ...
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