Londoner's Post: Letters to Gog and MagogHutchinson, 1952 - 174 pages |
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... speak for a proportion of eager minds . They have instant success , are extolled , and in that blessed moment of triumph they seem to speak for a whole generation . Perhaps they do so . A few of them do so . But in general , when ...
... speak for a proportion of eager minds . They have instant success , are extolled , and in that blessed moment of triumph they seem to speak for a whole generation . Perhaps they do so . A few of them do so . But in general , when ...
Page 87
... speak what Americans sometimes call " English English " ; and I have hardly yet been forgiven for saying , in a ... speaking to a society called " The English Association " , and perhaps could do no less for our national pride ? But I ...
... speak what Americans sometimes call " English English " ; and I have hardly yet been forgiven for saying , in a ... speaking to a society called " The English Association " , and perhaps could do no less for our national pride ? But I ...
Page 129
... speak all languages ; and I begin with confession because I want to write to you about two or three matters connected with words and tongues . Also to observe that some men pick up languages as carpet - sweepers pick up dust ; while ...
... speak all languages ; and I begin with confession because I want to write to you about two or three matters connected with words and tongues . Also to observe that some men pick up languages as carpet - sweepers pick up dust ; while ...
Contents
WHY READ THE CLASSICS? Page | 9 |
DICKENS AND THACKERAY AT CHRISTMAS | 15 |
MARY RUSSELL MITFORD | 21 |
Copyright | |
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