The National Review, Volume 91W.H. Allen, 1928 - English literature |
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Page 7
... thought , nor much original phraseology and few quotable passages . He was an accom- plished and exceedingly effective speaker when he left Oxford , or rather when he left the City of London School as a boy of 18 , and owed his instant ...
... thought , nor much original phraseology and few quotable passages . He was an accom- plished and exceedingly effective speaker when he left Oxford , or rather when he left the City of London School as a boy of 18 , and owed his instant ...
Page 8
... thought at the time , and we still think , that as Prime Minister , and the appointed Trustee and Guardian of Parliamentary traditions and honour he made a capital blunder from every point of view in conniving at that sorry transaction ...
... thought at the time , and we still think , that as Prime Minister , and the appointed Trustee and Guardian of Parliamentary traditions and honour he made a capital blunder from every point of view in conniving at that sorry transaction ...
Page 11
... thought the same , and President Wilson expressed a similar opinion . It is a terrible suggestion indicative of a degree of war guilt that would haunt many Englishmen . Painful as would be the admission , we should reluctantly make it ...
... thought the same , and President Wilson expressed a similar opinion . It is a terrible suggestion indicative of a degree of war guilt that would haunt many Englishmen . Painful as would be the admission , we should reluctantly make it ...
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... thought to be beyond the reach of individual effort , but as a beginning towards this end I am placing at your dis- posal , as trustees for the nation , some £ 500,000 as the nucleus of a fund to accumulate in your hands , and to be ...
... thought to be beyond the reach of individual effort , but as a beginning towards this end I am placing at your dis- posal , as trustees for the nation , some £ 500,000 as the nucleus of a fund to accumulate in your hands , and to be ...
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... thought that the intellectuals of Mexico would have been supported by President Wilson , who was himself an intellectual ; but such was not the case . Presi- dent Wilson supported the corrupt politicians and the fire - eating generals ...
... thought that the intellectuals of Mexico would have been supported by President Wilson , who was himself an intellectual ; but such was not the case . Presi- dent Wilson supported the corrupt politicians and the fire - eating generals ...
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