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Page 64
... appears to be that more than a certain amount of civilisa- tion renders the nation unfit for the struggle of life ; and its people are conquered by others , hardier and more courageous , who have attained to no such exquisiteness of ...
... appears to be that more than a certain amount of civilisa- tion renders the nation unfit for the struggle of life ; and its people are conquered by others , hardier and more courageous , who have attained to no such exquisiteness of ...
Page 72
... appears to be only another name for the thoughtlessness of the unthinking . It is made up of the prej- udices of childhood , the idiosyncrasies of individual character and the opinion of the newspapers . Common - sense makes a great ...
... appears to be only another name for the thoughtlessness of the unthinking . It is made up of the prej- udices of childhood , the idiosyncrasies of individual character and the opinion of the newspapers . Common - sense makes a great ...
Page 136
... appears that Gauguin was ill for some time in that house and was looked after by the parents of the present owner , then a boy of ten . He was pleased with the way they treated him and when he grew better desired to leave some ...
... appears that Gauguin was ill for some time in that house and was looked after by the parents of the present owner , then a boy of ten . He was pleased with the way they treated him and when he grew better desired to leave some ...
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