Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 186William Blackwood, 1909 - England |
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... less arti- ficial . The honest cit , who goes to church on Sundays and becomes an alderman , finds it simpler to follow the practice of the majority . Both are conventional , and both are good Cockneys . Mrs Grundy is a Cockney goddess ...
... less arti- ficial . The honest cit , who goes to church on Sundays and becomes an alderman , finds it simpler to follow the practice of the majority . Both are conventional , and both are good Cockneys . Mrs Grundy is a Cockney goddess ...
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... less august counters , liberalism and generosity . But the Cock- ney mind is incapable of en- visaging strange conditions of life . It is full of minor fancy , but is wholly lacking in any strong and masculine imagina- tion . It is ...
... less august counters , liberalism and generosity . But the Cock- ney mind is incapable of en- visaging strange conditions of life . It is full of minor fancy , but is wholly lacking in any strong and masculine imagina- tion . It is ...
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... less , Chamberlain was not a man to be goaded by the ignorant interference of in- competent officials into ill- considered action . He stood stoutly to his position , await- ing the time when the arrival of sufficient troops should en ...
... less , Chamberlain was not a man to be goaded by the ignorant interference of in- competent officials into ill- considered action . He stood stoutly to his position , await- ing the time when the arrival of sufficient troops should en ...
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... less than three - score when he found himself nom- inated as Envoy of the British Government in charge of a mission to the Amir of Kabul . There is no occasion here to discuss the policy , or rather the lack of policy , which led up to ...
... less than three - score when he found himself nom- inated as Envoy of the British Government in charge of a mission to the Amir of Kabul . There is no occasion here to discuss the policy , or rather the lack of policy , which led up to ...
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... less fortunate and less carefully educated brother British lads . In Germany those who pass a very stiff educational test are allowed to serve as " one year volun- teers . ' These favoured ones do not reside in barracks , but they have ...
... less fortunate and less carefully educated brother British lads . In Germany those who pass a very stiff educational test are allowed to serve as " one year volun- teers . ' These favoured ones do not reside in barracks , but they have ...
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