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... wrote in verse because the schoolmasters taught him that it was great to do so , and had thus been turned from the true path for a man . ' Now where did these great men work - were spacious libraries and rare 1Thank you , Mr. Chesterton ...
... wrote in verse because the schoolmasters taught him that it was great to do so , and had thus been turned from the true path for a man . ' Now where did these great men work - were spacious libraries and rare 1Thank you , Mr. Chesterton ...
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... wrote and read in fine weather , sometimes under an awning . ' I have always thought that the prisoners of to - day were to be envied for the care bestowed upon them ; but they are ' in durance vile ' compared with the circum- stances ...
... wrote and read in fine weather , sometimes under an awning . ' I have always thought that the prisoners of to - day were to be envied for the care bestowed upon them ; but they are ' in durance vile ' compared with the circum- stances ...
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... wrote : There are two classes of persons whose conversation is equally disagreeable ; those who always dispute what you say , and those who agree with you so constantly and humbly that you feel inclined to say , " Do contradict me , to ...
... wrote : There are two classes of persons whose conversation is equally disagreeable ; those who always dispute what you say , and those who agree with you so constantly and humbly that you feel inclined to say , " Do contradict me , to ...
Contents
Foreword page | 1 |
Books and Their Uses | 15 |
Memoirs and Biographies | 41 |
Copyright | |
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