The National Review, Volume 115W.H. Allen, 1940 - English literature |
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Page 111
... never more exult- ingly felt than when it can be employed to mortify an opponent or an enemy . It may be well that the capacity for using language lethally is very rare , for the wounds inflicted are never healed . The lies of a ...
... never more exult- ingly felt than when it can be employed to mortify an opponent or an enemy . It may be well that the capacity for using language lethally is very rare , for the wounds inflicted are never healed . The lies of a ...
Page 346
... never mature properly . This insistence on over - close planting is common among amateurs . The book of words may say quite clearly " plant at 2 ft . 6 ins . apart , " or recommend 12 ins . for spinach and lettuce and 18 ins . for a ...
... never mature properly . This insistence on over - close planting is common among amateurs . The book of words may say quite clearly " plant at 2 ft . 6 ins . apart , " or recommend 12 ins . for spinach and lettuce and 18 ins . for a ...
Page 601
... never be possible to satisfy everybody , least of all the man who complains when the all - clear sounds that no bombs have been audible in his immediate vicinity . 66 JOHN BUCHAN AND HIS FRIENDS The late John Buchan was a man of ...
... never be possible to satisfy everybody , least of all the man who complains when the all - clear sounds that no bombs have been audible in his immediate vicinity . 66 JOHN BUCHAN AND HIS FRIENDS The late John Buchan was a man of ...
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