The Pursuits of Leisure & Other EssaysBooks for Libraries Press, 1968 - 162 Seiten |
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... confidence from the knowledge that we have obtained , and so we divest ourselves of that air of apology which is so irritat- ing in some men's style of writing or of conversation . After all , apology is only egotism inside out , and ...
... confidence from the knowledge that we have obtained , and so we divest ourselves of that air of apology which is so irritat- ing in some men's style of writing or of conversation . After all , apology is only egotism inside out , and ...
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... confidence thus gained , you can stand fully armed like a sentry at the outpost of your belief , and challenge friend or foe . As I have already explained , I do not advise you to assault him if he does not share your view of the truth ...
... confidence thus gained , you can stand fully armed like a sentry at the outpost of your belief , and challenge friend or foe . As I have already explained , I do not advise you to assault him if he does not share your view of the truth ...
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... , regret that there exist at present no efficient means to prohibit their publication ; and I submit with some confidence that the greater and D the smaller men of bygone days were , in their MEMOIRS AND BIOGRAPHIES 49.
... , regret that there exist at present no efficient means to prohibit their publication ; and I submit with some confidence that the greater and D the smaller men of bygone days were , in their MEMOIRS AND BIOGRAPHIES 49.
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Foreword page | 1 |
Books and Their Uses | 15 |
Memoirs and Biographies | 41 |
Urheberrecht | |
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