The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 211A. Constable, 1910 |
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Page 90
... French are superior to all other modern races in their mastery of prose , which is the instru- ment of reason and of social intercourse . This is why they are less likely to excel in the loftier regions of poetry , which demands rather ...
... French are superior to all other modern races in their mastery of prose , which is the instru- ment of reason and of social intercourse . This is why they are less likely to excel in the loftier regions of poetry , which demands rather ...
Page 91
... French : the play of wit , the sense of humour , the keen intelligence , the reasoning faculty , the subtle insight into character , and the social instinct . And whatever we may fail to find in his writings , we are not likely to be ...
... French : the play of wit , the sense of humour , the keen intelligence , the reasoning faculty , the subtle insight into character , and the social instinct . And whatever we may fail to find in his writings , we are not likely to be ...
Page 456
... French people had against this woman who never took them at their real worth , he speaks of her throughout as a woman , and the most unfortunate of women , with an unfailing chivalry and reticence characteristic of the finest French ...
... French people had against this woman who never took them at their real worth , he speaks of her throughout as a woman , and the most unfortunate of women , with an unfailing chivalry and reticence characteristic of the finest French ...
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1 Industrial Efficiency A comparative study | 1 |
Golden Age By E L S Horsburgh B | 35 |
Holland Sweden Denmark | 62 |
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