The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 128Atlantic Monthly Company, 1921 - American essays |
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But , ' I put in , ' my present work ? It is important , and if I drop it — ' ' We foresaw that objection , ' replied the colonel , and I must tell you that un- der war regulations we have the right to requisition your services if need ...
But , ' I put in , ' my present work ? It is important , and if I drop it — ' ' We foresaw that objection , ' replied the colonel , and I must tell you that un- der war regulations we have the right to requisition your services if need ...
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We have reason to believe that Russia will not long continue to be open to foreigners . We wish someone to remain there , to keep us informed of the march of events . ' ' But , ' I put in , ' my present work ? It is important , and if I ...
We have reason to believe that Russia will not long continue to be open to foreigners . We wish someone to remain there , to keep us informed of the march of events . ' ' But , ' I put in , ' my present work ? It is important , and if I ...
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( I am omitting entirely , for the present , the slap - stick stuff , and speaking only of serious plays . ) And if I had not seen Sessue Hayakawa , I should think , perhaps , the subtle , the really helpful close - up was well - nigh ...
( I am omitting entirely , for the present , the slap - stick stuff , and speaking only of serious plays . ) And if I had not seen Sessue Hayakawa , I should think , perhaps , the subtle , the really helpful close - up was well - nigh ...
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Great spaces , with horsemen riding , men lying in ambush ; the specks in the distance growing ; flight and pursuit , wherever and whoever ; the crowd , the passionate group ; the contrast ( as I have said ) of past and present , rich ...
Great spaces , with horsemen riding , men lying in ambush ; the specks in the distance growing ; flight and pursuit , wherever and whoever ; the crowd , the passionate group ; the contrast ( as I have said ) of past and present , rich ...
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War was as present about us as behind the lines in France ; and when we crossed the Kabul River on a bridge of boats , and I saw its haunted waters , I began to feel the atmosphere of the place closing down upon me .
War was as present about us as behind the lines in France ; and when we crossed the Kabul River on a bridge of boats , and I saw its haunted waters , I began to feel the atmosphere of the place closing down upon me .
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