Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 246William Blackwood, 1939 - England |
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Page 155
... fact that only death , and sudden death at that , could stop me eating that bread . Or trying to eat it . The truth is , I was too hungry to eat dry bread . This will sound like a lie to those who have not experienced star- vation , but ...
... fact that only death , and sudden death at that , could stop me eating that bread . Or trying to eat it . The truth is , I was too hungry to eat dry bread . This will sound like a lie to those who have not experienced star- vation , but ...
Page 163
... facts than interested by fiction . One man was most annoyed because I wrote once that ' I ' wore a beard , and later that ' I ' used a razor . As a matter of fact , I do both ; I grow hair on my chin and shave my cheeks . But why , in ...
... facts than interested by fiction . One man was most annoyed because I wrote once that ' I ' wore a beard , and later that ' I ' used a razor . As a matter of fact , I do both ; I grow hair on my chin and shave my cheeks . But why , in ...
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... Facts are facts , even if hard- headed , city - bred business men do not see them . The best way to make them see is ... fact concerning one of the countries we now rely on to feed us ; a country which soon will be unable to feed itself ...
... Facts are facts , even if hard- headed , city - bred business men do not see them . The best way to make them see is ... fact concerning one of the countries we now rely on to feed us ; a country which soon will be unable to feed itself ...
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