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... less . importance than the affinities , because we contrive to make our intercourse with antagonistic people as short and rare as possible , and that with sympathetic people as frequent and long as circumstances will permit . I will not ...
... less . importance than the affinities , because we contrive to make our intercourse with antagonistic people as short and rare as possible , and that with sympathetic people as frequent and long as circumstances will permit . I will not ...
Page xi
... less we are disposed to accept the spurious copy as a substitute . By far the greater part of what passes for human intercourse is not intercourse at all , but only acting , of which the highest object and most considerable merit is to ...
... less we are disposed to accept the spurious copy as a substitute . By far the greater part of what passes for human intercourse is not intercourse at all , but only acting , of which the highest object and most considerable merit is to ...
Page xiii
... less habitual . The second cause is even more serious in its effects . We are acquiring the habit of explaining everything by natural causes , and of trying to remedy everything by the employment of natural means . Journals dependent on ...
... less habitual . The second cause is even more serious in its effects . We are acquiring the habit of explaining everything by natural causes , and of trying to remedy everything by the employment of natural means . Journals dependent on ...
Page xvii
... LESS RELI- GIOUS 193 15. HOW WE ARE REALLY BECOMING LESS RELIGIOUS 203 16. ON AN UNRECOGNISED FORM OF UNTRUTH 219 ESSAY 17. ON A REMARKABLE ENGLISH PECULIARITY 18. OF GENTEEL.
... LESS RELI- GIOUS 193 15. HOW WE ARE REALLY BECOMING LESS RELIGIOUS 203 16. ON AN UNRECOGNISED FORM OF UNTRUTH 219 ESSAY 17. ON A REMARKABLE ENGLISH PECULIARITY 18. OF GENTEEL.
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... less than I have with some perfectly indifferent people . I only know that we are always glad to be together , that each of us likes to listen to the other , and that we have talked for innumerable hours . Neither does my affection ...
... less than I have with some perfectly indifferent people . I only know that we are always glad to be together , that each of us likes to listen to the other , and that we have talked for innumerable hours . Neither does my affection ...
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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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