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Page 308
Even in this age , I , for one , have the courage not only to believe , but to proclaim , that to destroy anything that has been in existence for a very long time , unless its existence can be shown to be mischievous , is the lowest ...
Even in this age , I , for one , have the courage not only to believe , but to proclaim , that to destroy anything that has been in existence for a very long time , unless its existence can be shown to be mischievous , is the lowest ...
Page 496
It must be borne in mind that the motive of the writer of this diatribe is to represent the existence of Voluntary Schools as the main obstacle to a system of gratuitous instruction in secular knowledge . And this is the picture which ...
It must be borne in mind that the motive of the writer of this diatribe is to represent the existence of Voluntary Schools as the main obstacle to a system of gratuitous instruction in secular knowledge . And this is the picture which ...
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I do not for a moment deny the existence of an indefinable charm in them : I only say that it is a mistake to suppose that this is an essential element in all poetry . Let me illustrate my point a little further .
I do not for a moment deny the existence of an indefinable charm in them : I only say that it is a mistake to suppose that this is an essential element in all poetry . Let me illustrate my point a little further .
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