The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 148Atlantic Monthly Company, 1931 - American essays |
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Page 225
To do otherwise is to act as irrationally as a dog who bites a stone thrown at it instead of the person who threw it . A domestic example of this very common current confusion of thought has occurred as I write .
To do otherwise is to act as irrationally as a dog who bites a stone thrown at it instead of the person who threw it . A domestic example of this very common current confusion of thought has occurred as I write .
Page 388
They all arose from the need of distinguishing persons of the same baptismal name . ... Blue was applied to a person on account of his dress , Carter on account of his occupation , and Hill or Underhill on account of his position .
They all arose from the need of distinguishing persons of the same baptismal name . ... Blue was applied to a person on account of his dress , Carter on account of his occupation , and Hill or Underhill on account of his position .
Page 527
The outstanding thing about a sophisticated 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 ...
The outstanding thing about a sophisticated 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 ...
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