The National ReviewW.H. Allen, 1910 - Great Britain |
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Page 27
wasted an enormous amount of time in futile loquacity , and time is the one thing we can no longer afford to squander ... but if things remain as they are , there will be no need to worry about invasion or any kindred problem , because ...
wasted an enormous amount of time in futile loquacity , and time is the one thing we can no longer afford to squander ... but if things remain as they are , there will be no need to worry about invasion or any kindred problem , because ...
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De Tocqueville maintained that there was no such thing as the English “ Constitution . ” He used the word as applying to Constitutions defined by written documents and limited by fixed outlines , as if none other existed ; but it is ...
De Tocqueville maintained that there was no such thing as the English “ Constitution . ” He used the word as applying to Constitutions defined by written documents and limited by fixed outlines , as if none other existed ; but it is ...
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But these things are in the future , and cannot be settled by a single stroke of legislation . ... The English Constitution , as Mr. Lowell himself admits , has not been a thing of any single statesman's devising , but is the growth of ...
But these things are in the future , and cannot be settled by a single stroke of legislation . ... The English Constitution , as Mr. Lowell himself admits , has not been a thing of any single statesman's devising , but is the growth of ...
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The French of fifty years ago scarcely admitted the existence of such a thing as English art , apart from Constable , and even “ ce Romney ” was “ inconnu au continent . " The opportunities in France for the English visitor to purchase ...
The French of fifty years ago scarcely admitted the existence of such a thing as English art , apart from Constable , and even “ ce Romney ” was “ inconnu au continent . " The opportunities in France for the English visitor to purchase ...
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The batsmen will take no risks , the bowlers will aim at keeping the runs down ; the whole thing will be reduced to the dreary level of excellence without risk , of skill without dash . English professionals to - day do not care for ...
The batsmen will take no risks , the bowlers will aim at keeping the runs down ; the whole thing will be reduced to the dreary level of excellence without risk , of skill without dash . English professionals to - day do not care for ...
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