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Page 165
... speak of Shakespeare or Tolstoy as ' holding the mirror up to nature ' , or ' reeling out a film - world of impressions ' like a cinematograph , we are using metaphors to express the life - likeness of their men and women . But if we ...
... speak of Shakespeare or Tolstoy as ' holding the mirror up to nature ' , or ' reeling out a film - world of impressions ' like a cinematograph , we are using metaphors to express the life - likeness of their men and women . But if we ...
Page 321
... speak of were extraordinarily safe , and the people , almost without exception , civil , friendly , and helpful ... speaking and never came under my personal notice . Their disappearance must be reckoned one of the good results of the ...
... speak of were extraordinarily safe , and the people , almost without exception , civil , friendly , and helpful ... speaking and never came under my personal notice . Their disappearance must be reckoned one of the good results of the ...
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... speak of his working out a purpose in the world's history , for then we should be regarding him as less perfect at one time than at another , and should be ascribing to him the limitations of human desire and attainment . And of course ...
... speak of his working out a purpose in the world's history , for then we should be regarding him as less perfect at one time than at another , and should be ascribing to him the limitations of human desire and attainment . And of course ...
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ANNUAL REPORT FOR 191617 | 33 |
ANNUAL REPORT FOR 191718 | 51 |
JACOB AND THE MANDRAKES BY J G FRAZER FELLOW OF | 57 |
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