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... never ruled ' ; better , but too much a paraphrase . “ “ A born ruler ” ; the universal verdict , if he had never ruled ' ; possible , and perhaps about as near as English can come to working the essential ellipse , but not much more ...
... never ruled ' ; better , but too much a paraphrase . “ “ A born ruler ” ; the universal verdict , if he had never ruled ' ; possible , and perhaps about as near as English can come to working the essential ellipse , but not much more ...
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... never philosophizes , never speculates , never rebels . He has that temper towards life which character- ized many of the great Greeks , a ' noble acquiescence . ' It is the temper of Sophocles . No doubt there are many questions which ...
... never philosophizes , never speculates , never rebels . He has that temper towards life which character- ized many of the great Greeks , a ' noble acquiescence . ' It is the temper of Sophocles . No doubt there are many questions which ...
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... never so long , At last the bells ringeth to evensong.1 Now what is it in that comparatively common - place poem that strikes with so arresting an impact on the mind attuned to the classic lyric ? Surely the bells , and all that they ...
... never so long , At last the bells ringeth to evensong.1 Now what is it in that comparatively common - place poem that strikes with so arresting an impact on the mind attuned to the classic lyric ? Surely the bells , and all that they ...
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