Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 83William Blackwood, 1858 - England |
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Page 26
... Civilisation . He decorates his lair with the skins of his victims ; he adorns his person with the spoils of those whom he devours . Mr Losely introduced to Mr Poole's friends dresses for dinner ; and , combining elegance with appetite ...
... Civilisation . He decorates his lair with the skins of his victims ; he adorns his person with the spoils of those whom he devours . Mr Losely introduced to Mr Poole's friends dresses for dinner ; and , combining elegance with appetite ...
Page 41
... civilisation had reduced society to one Procrustean standard - a group of men were assembled in the skittle- alley of the village inn . It was a long thatched shed , open at the end and one side , and having benches all around for the ...
... civilisation had reduced society to one Procrustean standard - a group of men were assembled in the skittle- alley of the village inn . It was a long thatched shed , open at the end and one side , and having benches all around for the ...
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... civilised existence is , ' rejoined Bernhard . ' I am sure you must often feel business very prosaic . ' " That I deny , ' was the eager reply ; ' I know nothing so interesting as busi- ness . We live amidst a many - coloured web of ...
... civilised existence is , ' rejoined Bernhard . ' I am sure you must often feel business very prosaic . ' " That I deny , ' was the eager reply ; ' I know nothing so interesting as busi- ness . We live amidst a many - coloured web of ...
Page 65
... civilisation and culture in exchange for capital , as the Slavonic . All that those people yonder have in their idleness acquired by the oppression of the ignorant masses , they waste in foolish diversions . us only a few of the ...
... civilisation and culture in exchange for capital , as the Slavonic . All that those people yonder have in their idleness acquired by the oppression of the ignorant masses , they waste in foolish diversions . us only a few of the ...
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... civilisation and progress , and exalts an aggregate of individual labourers into a State . What is here called a ... civilised States - only since then is the problem solved , which proves that free labour alone makes national life noble ...
... civilisation and progress , and exalts an aggregate of individual labourers into a State . What is here called a ... civilised States - only since then is the problem solved , which proves that free labour alone makes national life noble ...
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