National Review, Том 11 |
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Of course there is an attitude of protest preserved , but the protest is of the feeblest kind . The native moralists complain of robbers as a father complains of the follies of his son . He scolds aloud , but loves the boy all the ...
Of course there is an attitude of protest preserved , but the protest is of the feeblest kind . The native moralists complain of robbers as a father complains of the follies of his son . He scolds aloud , but loves the boy all the ...
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But the consequences he apprehends are of a peculiar kind . What he fears is , that he shall not be invited to the next court ball . See , ” says HadjiStavros , in confidence to the German , “ this is a Greek of today ; I am a Greek of ...
But the consequences he apprehends are of a peculiar kind . What he fears is , that he shall not be invited to the next court ball . See , ” says HadjiStavros , in confidence to the German , “ this is a Greek of today ; I am a Greek of ...
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A story of this kind bears exactly the same relation to real life as the old comedy of the days of Charles II . The incidents are so droll , and the characters all seem so sure of themselves , and so convinced that they can do what they ...
A story of this kind bears exactly the same relation to real life as the old comedy of the days of Charles II . The incidents are so droll , and the characters all seem so sure of themselves , and so convinced that they can do what they ...
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Lello is struck with . a kind of milk - and - water remorse , and remains unmarried for the sake of the departed one . Tolla is a very remarkable story , and is rich in delineation of character , which , quite apart from the materials ...
Lello is struck with . a kind of milk - and - water remorse , and remains unmarried for the sake of the departed one . Tolla is a very remarkable story , and is rich in delineation of character , which , quite apart from the materials ...
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... priests and every thing priestly ; he merely treats them good humouredly , as if he were on a level much above that which they occupy , and they afforded him amusement by the pranks and follies they were kind enough to exhibit .
... priests and every thing priestly ; he merely treats them good humouredly , as if he were on a level much above that which they occupy , and they afforded him amusement by the pranks and follies they were kind enough to exhibit .
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