The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 127Atlantic Monthly Company, 1921 - American essays |
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Page 203
... English by a non - English - born person is a very great rarity . The foreigner may write English accurately and even with force ; he will seldom write it inspiredly . As Prosper Mérimée said when an Amer- ican lady congratulated him on ...
... English by a non - English - born person is a very great rarity . The foreigner may write English accurately and even with force ; he will seldom write it inspiredly . As Prosper Mérimée said when an Amer- ican lady congratulated him on ...
Page 329
... English meant analyzing sentences , tossing their words into the air and catching them dexterously : just jug- gling English words . Nothing alive is ever exposed . She never takes a kick- ing pink - eyed rabbit out of anybody's pocket ...
... English meant analyzing sentences , tossing their words into the air and catching them dexterously : just jug- gling English words . Nothing alive is ever exposed . She never takes a kick- ing pink - eyed rabbit out of anybody's pocket ...
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... English his- tory . It is born of the follies of English kings , the bigotry of English prelates , the greatness and the littleness of Eng- lish statesmen , the indomitable tenacity of British pioneers , the liberal conser- vatism of ...
... English his- tory . It is born of the follies of English kings , the bigotry of English prelates , the greatness and the littleness of Eng- lish statesmen , the indomitable tenacity of British pioneers , the liberal conser- vatism of ...
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