Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 325William Blackwood, 1979 - England |
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Page 376
... standing ' of our block . This looked a pretty serious matter indeed , for in France le standing of any building is jealously guarded . This example of Franglais , meaning prestige or class , is a special favourite with estate agents ...
... standing ' of our block . This looked a pretty serious matter indeed , for in France le standing of any building is jealously guarded . This example of Franglais , meaning prestige or class , is a special favourite with estate agents ...
Page 395
... stand while everything round them crumbled , mute wit- nesses in some future age to the dominant faith of our civilisation , much as medieval churches now stand in a depopulated countryside , co remind us of the vanished religious zeal ...
... stand while everything round them crumbled , mute wit- nesses in some future age to the dominant faith of our civilisation , much as medieval churches now stand in a depopulated countryside , co remind us of the vanished religious zeal ...
Page 440
... stand had to be made against inflation , neither the employers nor the nation at large , resentful as they were of militant trade unionism , were pre- pared to back him . Power cuts and candles and the three - day week were with us now ...
... stand had to be made against inflation , neither the employers nor the nation at large , resentful as they were of militant trade unionism , were pre- pared to back him . Power cuts and candles and the three - day week were with us now ...
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