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... speak loud enough ? The great pyramid of Gizeh dates from the begin- ning of the thirtieth century . In our age of mechani- cal wonders , its mass is still as imposing as when it was built almost five thousand years ago ; it seems as ...
... speak loud enough ? The great pyramid of Gizeh dates from the begin- ning of the thirtieth century . In our age of mechani- cal wonders , its mass is still as imposing as when it was built almost five thousand years ago ; it seems as ...
Page 134
... speak . The real thing is the spoken language , the written one is but a pale image of it . But the remark applies also to the so - called dead languages : they ought not to be dead , and they would not be dead if the teachers were ...
... speak . The real thing is the spoken language , the written one is but a pale image of it . But the remark applies also to the so - called dead languages : they ought not to be dead , and they would not be dead if the teachers were ...
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... speak of the sanctity of science , as well as of its humanity , but it is better not to speak too much of it , for it is a subject far too con- fidential and too precious for expression . Also it is better not to encourage the ...
... speak of the sanctity of science , as well as of its humanity , but it is better not to speak too much of it , for it is a subject far too con- fidential and too precious for expression . Also it is better not to encourage the ...
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