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... hypocrisy , their extreme gentleness , their deeply moral atti- tude to life , are all mirrored there . The gentleness of the English civilization is perhaps its most marked characteristic . You notice it the instant you set foot on ...
... hypocrisy , their extreme gentleness , their deeply moral atti- tude to life , are all mirrored there . The gentleness of the English civilization is perhaps its most marked characteristic . You notice it the instant you set foot on ...
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... hypocrisy . After all , the English have absorbed a quarter of the earth and held on to it by means of a huge navy . How dare they then turn round and say that war is wicked ? It is quite true that the English are hypo- critical about ...
... hypocrisy . After all , the English have absorbed a quarter of the earth and held on to it by means of a huge navy . How dare they then turn round and say that war is wicked ? It is quite true that the English are hypo- critical about ...
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... hypocrisy , the thoughtlessness , the reverence for law and the hatred of uniforms will remain , along with the suet puddings and the misty skies . It needs some very great disaster , such as prolonged subjugation by a foreign enemy ...
... hypocrisy , the thoughtlessness , the reverence for law and the hatred of uniforms will remain , along with the suet puddings and the misty skies . It needs some very great disaster , such as prolonged subjugation by a foreign enemy ...
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