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... Europe , and which has infected the English intelli- gentsia , has never touched the common people . They have never ... European observers as " decadence " or hypocrisy , the English hatred of war and militarism . It is rooted deep in ...
... Europe , and which has infected the English intelli- gentsia , has never touched the common people . They have never ... European observers as " decadence " or hypocrisy , the English hatred of war and militarism . It is rooted deep in ...
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... European . It is very rare to meet a foreigner , other than an American , who can distinguish between English and Scots or even English and Irish . To a Frenchman , the Breton and the Auvergnat seem very different beings , and the ...
... European . It is very rare to meet a foreigner , other than an American , who can distinguish between English and Scots or even English and Irish . To a Frenchman , the Breton and the Auvergnat seem very different beings , and the ...
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... European culture . For there is one art in which they have shown plenty of talent , namely literature . But this is also the only art that cannot cross frontiers . Literature , especially ... Europe , even as names 29 ENGLAND YOUR ENGLAND.
... European culture . For there is one art in which they have shown plenty of talent , namely literature . But this is also the only art that cannot cross frontiers . Literature , especially ... Europe , even as names 29 ENGLAND YOUR ENGLAND.
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