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Page 117
... social pleasures . She was one of those people who drained herself , exhausted herself mentally , both passively and actively , not only at a party but in any kind of conversation or social intercourse . In Richmond it was possible to ...
... social pleasures . She was one of those people who drained herself , exhausted herself mentally , both passively and actively , not only at a party but in any kind of conversation or social intercourse . In Richmond it was possible to ...
Page 161
... social problems as well as on art and criticism . These essays , published at between 1s . 6d . and 3s . 6d . , were surprisingly successful . In the first series in 1924 , 1925 , and 1926 , we published 19 essays , bound in stiff paper ...
... social problems as well as on art and criticism . These essays , published at between 1s . 6d . and 3s . 6d . , were surprisingly successful . In the first series in 1924 , 1925 , and 1926 , we published 19 essays , bound in stiff paper ...
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... social and political future of the world was in 1900 not un- reasonable . Moderate optimism was , I think , the attitude of most in- tellectuals and intelligent people - not of course synonymous -during my lifetime up to the year 1914 ...
... social and political future of the world was in 1900 not un- reasonable . Moderate optimism was , I think , the attitude of most in- tellectuals and intelligent people - not of course synonymous -during my lifetime up to the year 1914 ...
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