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Page 388
... person on account of his dress , Carter on account of his occupation , and Hill or Underhill on account of his position . Surnames may be classed , then , as descriptive epithets or nicknames , as occupational or trade names , and as ...
... person on account of his dress , Carter on account of his occupation , and Hill or Underhill on account of his position . Surnames may be classed , then , as descriptive epithets or nicknames , as occupational or trade names , and as ...
Page 527
... person is his chatter , the revelation of his mentality . He can talk about things that a plainer person is ignorant of , and he can make these trivialities for trivialities they generally are seem truly consequen- tial . They appear ...
... person is his chatter , the revelation of his mentality . He can talk about things that a plainer person is ignorant of , and he can make these trivialities for trivialities they generally are seem truly consequen- tial . They appear ...
Page 528
... person may have the same knowl- edge of places and things that a sophisticate has , but this knowledge is incidental to his sense of proportion , which is the sine qua non of urbanity . He could not so confuse the importance of things ...
... person may have the same knowl- edge of places and things that a sophisticate has , but this knowledge is incidental to his sense of proportion , which is the sine qua non of urbanity . He could not so confuse the importance of things ...
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