The National ReviewW.H. Allen, 1927 - Great Britain |
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Page 47
On the first day England made 280 ( Sutcliffe 76 , Chapman 49 ) —which taken by itself was not deemed adequate , though it seemed sufficient when that same afternoon the Australians lost four crack wickets for 60.
On the first day England made 280 ( Sutcliffe 76 , Chapman 49 ) —which taken by itself was not deemed adequate , though it seemed sufficient when that same afternoon the Australians lost four crack wickets for 60.
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A Canadian coming to England , and the same probably applies to an Australian , is impressed by contrasts . He cannot avoid talking about them . The greatest contrast is the dwarfing of scale . England with its little fields marked off ...
A Canadian coming to England , and the same probably applies to an Australian , is impressed by contrasts . He cannot avoid talking about them . The greatest contrast is the dwarfing of scale . England with its little fields marked off ...
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He does not realize the wealth of meaning which accompanies these set terms , that their application means more in England than his most picturesque inventions in Canada - much as one Frenchman can insult another by calling him a " type ...
He does not realize the wealth of meaning which accompanies these set terms , that their application means more in England than his most picturesque inventions in Canada - much as one Frenchman can insult another by calling him a " type ...
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