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Page 256
... character of those nations will feel how partial and in- adequate is Mr. Buckle's historic sketch . The fundamental idea of his system , that human progress depends on the success with which the laws of phenomena are investigated and ...
... character of those nations will feel how partial and in- adequate is Mr. Buckle's historic sketch . The fundamental idea of his system , that human progress depends on the success with which the laws of phenomena are investigated and ...
Page 382
... character , with a heart too great for his powers of expression to utter in words , but whose patience , fortitude , tenderness , and benefi- cence shine lucidly through his confused and mangled English . Magwitch , the " warmint " who ...
... character , with a heart too great for his powers of expression to utter in words , but whose patience , fortitude , tenderness , and benefi- cence shine lucidly through his confused and mangled English . Magwitch , the " warmint " who ...
Page 762
... character as simple a matter as that of a great reputation . Bewildered as they have been with a mob of statesmen , generals , orators , poets , and what not , all of them the foremost of this or any other age , they seem to expect a ...
... character as simple a matter as that of a great reputation . Bewildered as they have been with a mob of statesmen , generals , orators , poets , and what not , all of them the foremost of this or any other age , they seem to expect a ...
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