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... taken place- Society ever had so much to do with it before or since . The craze lasted for about ten years , till , as almost invariably happens where speculation is concerned , everyone more or less had burnt their fingers . The ...
... taken place- Society ever had so much to do with it before or since . The craze lasted for about ten years , till , as almost invariably happens where speculation is concerned , everyone more or less had burnt their fingers . The ...
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... taken con- cerning various things , which , far from being decadent , are really more flourishing than ever before . A characteristic feature , for instance , is the enormous increase in facilities for popular amusement . Formerly ...
... taken con- cerning various things , which , far from being decadent , are really more flourishing than ever before . A characteristic feature , for instance , is the enormous increase in facilities for popular amusement . Formerly ...
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... taken from the pinions of one goose to spread the ideas of another this was very applicable to a certain number of the minor writers of the Victorian age . -- Of late we have heard something about " demoral- izing literature . " I do ...
... taken from the pinions of one goose to spread the ideas of another this was very applicable to a certain number of the minor writers of the Victorian age . -- Of late we have heard something about " demoral- izing literature . " I do ...
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... taken by young staff officers to place themselves in prominent situations for the sake of attracting attention . " To them , " observed Sir Colin , " life is of little value as com- pared with the gain of public honour ; but they do ...
... taken by young staff officers to place themselves in prominent situations for the sake of attracting attention . " To them , " observed Sir Colin , " life is of little value as com- pared with the gain of public honour ; but they do ...
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... taken away , and next year those who drove to the Derby did not pull up at Ken- nington and Sutton , as they had had to do for so many years that " memory of man ran not to the contrary . " In consequence of this , there were amusing ...
... taken away , and next year those who drove to the Derby did not pull up at Ken- nington and Sutton , as they had had to do for so many years that " memory of man ran not to the contrary . " In consequence of this , there were amusing ...
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