The Quarterly Review, Volume 226John Murray, 1916 - English literature |
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Page 26
... advance some theory or make some remark which , to the amazement of the European , will reveal to him that their minds are , in reality , as the poles asunder , and that arguments which appear to carry conviction to the Western mind ...
... advance some theory or make some remark which , to the amazement of the European , will reveal to him that their minds are , in reality , as the poles asunder , and that arguments which appear to carry conviction to the Western mind ...
Page 27
... advance what to him appears such an absolutely untenable theory . Naturally , amongst the uneducated classes the differ- ences of mentality become even more striking . I re- member that on one occasion the English doctor who was ...
... advance what to him appears such an absolutely untenable theory . Naturally , amongst the uneducated classes the differ- ences of mentality become even more striking . I re- member that on one occasion the English doctor who was ...
Page 34
... advance of civilisation in Egypt , many dark deeds are sometimes performed , or at all events until recently were performed , in the recesses of the harem . I give one instance that came within my personal experience . In 1885 , an ...
... advance of civilisation in Egypt , many dark deeds are sometimes performed , or at all events until recently were performed , in the recesses of the harem . I give one instance that came within my personal experience . In 1885 , an ...
Page 75
... advance beyond the doors leading into the ' holy of holies ' is a labour that takes time , influence , and brains . I shall not describe the devious ways and means which have to be employed in order to obtain admission to the temple of ...
... advance beyond the doors leading into the ' holy of holies ' is a labour that takes time , influence , and brains . I shall not describe the devious ways and means which have to be employed in order to obtain admission to the temple of ...
Page 154
... advance towards representative government should be made was not a proof of insincerity , but an indication of distrust in the political capacity of the ' foolish people ' - a distrust , it may be remarked , not un- natural in an ...
... advance towards representative government should be made was not a proof of insincerity , but an indication of distrust in the political capacity of the ' foolish people ' - a distrust , it may be remarked , not un- natural in an ...
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