Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 324William Blackwood, 1978 - England |
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American academics seem to think larger means better ; I suppose it is an expression of the giantism endemic in American civilisation - airports and hotels so large one can't find one's way around in them . I recall a standard biography ...
American academics seem to think larger means better ; I suppose it is an expression of the giantism endemic in American civilisation - airports and hotels so large one can't find one's way around in them . I recall a standard biography ...
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ever or office doors of a large proportion practitioners in the heavenly arts of both European and American would give you a better belly laugh writing talent , but one could hardly at a cheaper price than a front stall blame the ...
ever or office doors of a large proportion practitioners in the heavenly arts of both European and American would give you a better belly laugh writing talent , but one could hardly at a cheaper price than a front stall blame the ...
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The blurb says “ it is full of things better left unsaid , hackneyed phrases , idioms battered into senselessness , infuriating Gallicisms , once - familiar quotations and , longo intervallo , tags from the ancient classics ' .
The blurb says “ it is full of things better left unsaid , hackneyed phrases , idioms battered into senselessness , infuriating Gallicisms , once - familiar quotations and , longo intervallo , tags from the ancient classics ' .
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