Modern Eloquence, Volume 7Thomas Brackett Reed, Rossiter Johnson, Justin McCarthy, Albert Ellery Bergh J.D. Morris, 1900 |
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... practical richness the Greek literature equals the German , or the Latin the French . Leaving practical richness aside , are there in the classic masterpieces any bits of literary workmanship which take precedence of what may be picked ...
... practical richness the Greek literature equals the German , or the Latin the French . Leaving practical richness aside , are there in the classic masterpieces any bits of literary workmanship which take precedence of what may be picked ...
Page 47
... practical temperament , the businesslike capacity of Chaucer , who was the Controller of Customs in the Port of London , Parliamentary representative of Kent , Clerk of the King's Works at Windsor , the confidant of rulers , war- riors ...
... practical temperament , the businesslike capacity of Chaucer , who was the Controller of Customs in the Port of London , Parliamentary representative of Kent , Clerk of the King's Works at Windsor , the confidant of rulers , war- riors ...
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... practical and effective love for mankind is working out a practical betterment of human conditions through a practical self - sacrifice . The average man cannot do the sum , he does not follow the reasoning , but he knows the answer ...
... practical and effective love for mankind is working out a practical betterment of human conditions through a practical self - sacrifice . The average man cannot do the sum , he does not follow the reasoning , but he knows the answer ...
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