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The period is the last and most complicated combination of speech , and at the same time the most artificial in its structure . It must be admitted , however , that in English we are still at sea as to what con- stitutes a period .
The period is the last and most complicated combination of speech , and at the same time the most artificial in its structure . It must be admitted , however , that in English we are still at sea as to what con- stitutes a period .
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During that time there have been four periods when the eccentricity has exceeded ten mil lion miles , the most ... The present eccentricity of the earth's orbit is very slight , so that , after admitting the glacial period to have been ...
During that time there have been four periods when the eccentricity has exceeded ten mil lion miles , the most ... The present eccentricity of the earth's orbit is very slight , so that , after admitting the glacial period to have been ...
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girl of the period " is a creature who dyes , paints , and enamels , - studies the arts of vice , that she may render herself attractive to those accustomed to its pleasures , - is immodest in dress , behavior , and conversation ...
girl of the period " is a creature who dyes , paints , and enamels , - studies the arts of vice , that she may render herself attractive to those accustomed to its pleasures , - is immodest in dress , behavior , and conversation ...
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Contents
LAURENCE Sterne | 1 |
METEORIC SHOWERS | 38 |
THE RELIGIOUS REFORM MOVEMENT IN ITALY | 51 |
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