The National Review, Volume 42, Part 1W.H. Allen, 1903 |
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Page 61
... position of the wealthy miser is only an extreme illustration of this unhealthy and disconcerting mental attitude . Why , for example , did John Elwes , who died in 1789 worth half a million , prefer to sit for hours in wet clothes ...
... position of the wealthy miser is only an extreme illustration of this unhealthy and disconcerting mental attitude . Why , for example , did John Elwes , who died in 1789 worth half a million , prefer to sit for hours in wet clothes ...
Page 162
... position , and it would have enabled us to protect what we had , I think . " During the years 1896 and 1897 , presumably under the pressure of Mr. Chamberlain , our Government sent substantial reinforcements to South Africa , and at the ...
... position , and it would have enabled us to protect what we had , I think . " During the years 1896 and 1897 , presumably under the pressure of Mr. Chamberlain , our Government sent substantial reinforcements to South Africa , and at the ...
Page 317
... position we should be to - day if those early champions had accepted the existence of the British Empire , and had contented themselves with clearing the largest space in the world for the operation of their great ideal ! Our industrial ...
... position we should be to - day if those early champions had accepted the existence of the British Empire , and had contented themselves with clearing the largest space in the world for the operation of their great ideal ! Our industrial ...
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