The Quarterly Review, Volumes 222-242John Murray, 1924 - English literature |
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... comic genius in ' Iolanthe ' without mischievously lampooning the House of Lords : ' The House of Lords throughout the war Did nothing in particular And did it very well . ' May we not presume that the comic spirit is distrusted in ...
... comic genius in ' Iolanthe ' without mischievously lampooning the House of Lords : ' The House of Lords throughout the war Did nothing in particular And did it very well . ' May we not presume that the comic spirit is distrusted in ...
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... comic spirit is an impartial spirit , even when it is in the keeping of a propagandist . We often hear people complaining that wit and humour are regarded with suspicion in English public life and that it is only by a miracle that a ...
... comic spirit is an impartial spirit , even when it is in the keeping of a propagandist . We often hear people complaining that wit and humour are regarded with suspicion in English public life and that it is only by a miracle that a ...
Page 50
... comic genius in ' Iolanthe ' without mischievously lampooning the House of Lords : ' The House of Lords throughout the war Did nothing in particular And did it very well . ' May we not presume that the comic spirit is distrusted in ...
... comic genius in ' Iolanthe ' without mischievously lampooning the House of Lords : ' The House of Lords throughout the war Did nothing in particular And did it very well . ' May we not presume that the comic spirit is distrusted in ...
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Chantilly and its Museum | 9 |
The League of Nations | 15 |
Our English Villages | 33 |
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