The Pursuits of Leisure & Other EssaysBooks for Libraries Press, 1968 - 162 Seiten |
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... present , illuminated by the lessons of the past ; thus fitting him- self to lay a stone or two in the foundations of the future . It is only the very young and the very idle who concen- trate upon the present , and do not welcome the ...
... present , illuminated by the lessons of the past ; thus fitting him- self to lay a stone or two in the foundations of the future . It is only the very young and the very idle who concen- trate upon the present , and do not welcome the ...
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... present day the English appreciate it best in dialogue , whether spoken or written ; the French ( more subtly ) in absurd situations or intentions ; the Germans and Italians in broad action . ' Spiritual ' laughter is very rare indeed ...
... present day the English appreciate it best in dialogue , whether spoken or written ; the French ( more subtly ) in absurd situations or intentions ; the Germans and Italians in broad action . ' Spiritual ' laughter is very rare indeed ...
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... present . Even at the highest pressure of his work , after the great Durbar in 1903 , he found time not only to send a silver flagon as a present to his godson , our eldest boy , but to write an admirable couplet in Latin to be ...
... present . Even at the highest pressure of his work , after the great Durbar in 1903 , he found time not only to send a silver flagon as a present to his godson , our eldest boy , but to write an admirable couplet in Latin to be ...
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Foreword page | 1 |
Books and Their Uses | 15 |
Memoirs and Biographies | 41 |
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