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... ignoble . # An interesting question is whether more than a certain de- gree of civilisation is not harmful to the race . In antiquity degeneration has invariably followed upon a high state of cul- [ 63 ] A WRITER'S NOTEBOOK.
... ignoble . # An interesting question is whether more than a certain de- gree of civilisation is not harmful to the race . In antiquity degeneration has invariably followed upon a high state of cul- [ 63 ] A WRITER'S NOTEBOOK.
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William Somerset Maugham. degeneration has invariably followed upon a high state of cul- ture ; and the history of ancient times is a history of the decline and fall of one great nation after another . The explana- tion appears to be ...
William Somerset Maugham. degeneration has invariably followed upon a high state of cul- ture ; and the history of ancient times is a history of the decline and fall of one great nation after another . The explana- tion appears to be ...
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... followed her into the lagoon . The lagoon was very quiet and still and the water clear . A number of white schooners lay along the wharf . A crowd had as- sembled to see the ship come in , the women in bright colours , the men in white ...
... followed her into the lagoon . The lagoon was very quiet and still and the water clear . A number of white schooners lay along the wharf . A crowd had as- sembled to see the ship come in , the women in bright colours , the men in white ...
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