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... Dunkirk , and secondly to prevent invasion . It was like the awaken- ing of a giant . Quick ! Danger ! The Philistines be upon thee , Samson ! And then the swift un- animous action - and then , alas , the prompt relapse into sleep . In ...
... Dunkirk , and secondly to prevent invasion . It was like the awaken- ing of a giant . Quick ! Danger ! The Philistines be upon thee , Samson ! And then the swift un- animous action - and then , alas , the prompt relapse into sleep . In ...
Page 55
... Dunkirk anyone who had eyes in his head could see this . But it is absurd to pretend that the promise of that moment has been fulfilled . Almost certainly the mass of the people are now ready for the vast changes that are necessary ...
... Dunkirk anyone who had eyes in his head could see this . But it is absurd to pretend that the promise of that moment has been fulfilled . Almost certainly the mass of the people are now ready for the vast changes that are necessary ...
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... Dunkirk . Like all else in England , it happens in a sleepy , unwilling way , but it is hap- pening . The war has speeded it up , but it has also increased , and desperately , the necessity for speed . Progress and reaction are ceasing ...
... Dunkirk . Like all else in England , it happens in a sleepy , unwilling way , but it is hap- pening . The war has speeded it up , but it has also increased , and desperately , the necessity for speed . Progress and reaction are ceasing ...
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