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Page 31
... sometimes actually stupid about politics . His lack of interest in political tactics led him , it has sometimes been claimed , to mistake the actual significance of the leg- islation he was so prompt to criticize . Mr. T. A. Jackson has ...
... sometimes actually stupid about politics . His lack of interest in political tactics led him , it has sometimes been claimed , to mistake the actual significance of the leg- islation he was so prompt to criticize . Mr. T. A. Jackson has ...
Page 114
... sometimes sags and sometimes bulges ; and a sort of exploitation of the material , an infusion of the oper- atic , that lends itself all too readily to the movies . 1941 A. E. HOUSMAN The voice , sent forth , can 114 Eight Essays.
... sometimes sags and sometimes bulges ; and a sort of exploitation of the material , an infusion of the oper- atic , that lends itself all too readily to the movies . 1941 A. E. HOUSMAN The voice , sent forth , can 114 Eight Essays.
Page 152
... sometimes showing them as unjustified and oppres- sive ( Ghosts ) ; sometimes showing the individual un- done by self - indulgence or perverse self - assertion ( Peer Gynt and Brand ) , sometimes showing him as noble and sympathetic ...
... sometimes showing them as unjustified and oppres- sive ( Ghosts ) ; sometimes showing the individual un- done by self - indulgence or perverse self - assertion ( Peer Gynt and Brand ) , sometimes showing him as noble and sympathetic ...
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