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Page 25
... less and less common- place things , whether they be in the mineral , vegetable , or ani- mal kingdom . — An interesting consequence of this habitual , non - regarded rec- ognition , is that if we catch a glimpse of something familiar ...
... less and less common- place things , whether they be in the mineral , vegetable , or ani- mal kingdom . — An interesting consequence of this habitual , non - regarded rec- ognition , is that if we catch a glimpse of something familiar ...
Page 39
... less important satisfaction than those others I have been speaking of . But to consider it for a moment will serve to make a point about listen- ing , not only to birds , but to other things . For me there is a heightened pleasure in ...
... less important satisfaction than those others I have been speaking of . But to consider it for a moment will serve to make a point about listen- ing , not only to birds , but to other things . For me there is a heightened pleasure in ...
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... less full and less interesting , with doubtful and legendary matter pruned away . Herbert Thurston's Dictionary of Saints ( London : Burns , Oates , and Washbourne , 1938 ) is designed as an index to his revised edition of Butler ...
... less full and less interesting , with doubtful and legendary matter pruned away . Herbert Thurston's Dictionary of Saints ( London : Burns , Oates , and Washbourne , 1938 ) is designed as an index to his revised edition of Butler ...
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