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... ideas in his mind . Indeed , he uses the theory with a very definite end . Some of the feelings aroused by the flux of ideas are better , more worth having , than others ; for him , the moments to be seized and dwelt upon were those ...
... ideas in his mind . Indeed , he uses the theory with a very definite end . Some of the feelings aroused by the flux of ideas are better , more worth having , than others ; for him , the moments to be seized and dwelt upon were those ...
Page 148
... ideas , the ideas of greatness and nobility , kingship , ancient families and youth . The young men who composed the ' Young England ' group , glorying in the spirit of noblesse oblige , were behaving , to Disraeli's romantic ...
... ideas , the ideas of greatness and nobility , kingship , ancient families and youth . The young men who composed the ' Young England ' group , glorying in the spirit of noblesse oblige , were behaving , to Disraeli's romantic ...
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... idea . ... But it may also be a great experiment and very original . ' The French novelist has arrogated to himself ... ideas which conditioned her views of fiction , the shape her novels took and the very imagery of her prose . So with ...
... idea . ... But it may also be a great experiment and very original . ' The French novelist has arrogated to himself ... ideas which conditioned her views of fiction , the shape her novels took and the very imagery of her prose . So with ...
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