Century Monthly Magazine, Volume 101Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder Century Company, 1920 - American literature |
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Page 94
... less repulsive features . Large numbers of Chinese workmen were imported in the middle of the last century ; Hindu coolies , indentured for five years , were introduced in 1839 , and though the Government of India has recently forbidden ...
... less repulsive features . Large numbers of Chinese workmen were imported in the middle of the last century ; Hindu coolies , indentured for five years , were introduced in 1839 , and though the Government of India has recently forbidden ...
Page 101
... less one follows the English habit of including British Guiana , Jamaica is much less densely in- habited than Porto Rico , and it is natu- ral that two islands so nearly alike in size , situation , and formation should constantly ...
... less one follows the English habit of including British Guiana , Jamaica is much less densely in- habited than Porto Rico , and it is natu- ral that two islands so nearly alike in size , situation , and formation should constantly ...
Page 126
... less awake than usual . He was very much in love ; he was almost involved . Hitherto his heart had been a caravansary . Ob- jects of his affection came and went , they even inhabited it simultaneously ; but they never stayed for very ...
... less awake than usual . He was very much in love ; he was almost involved . Hitherto his heart had been a caravansary . Ob- jects of his affection came and went , they even inhabited it simultaneously ; but they never stayed for very ...
Page 133
... less bad than the Bolsheviki believe , but that socialism is less good , at any rate in the form which can be brought about by war . " These key sentences suggest the spirit of Mr. Russell's critique THE TIDE OF AFFAIRS 133.
... less bad than the Bolsheviki believe , but that socialism is less good , at any rate in the form which can be brought about by war . " These key sentences suggest the spirit of Mr. Russell's critique THE TIDE OF AFFAIRS 133.
Page 138
... less to fear from slang than from the commoner linguistic sin of jargon . A hurried glance at one of the many condensed dictionaries might give the impression that slang and jargon are nearly synonymous . For instance , one may find ...
... less to fear from slang than from the commoner linguistic sin of jargon . A hurried glance at one of the many condensed dictionaries might give the impression that slang and jargon are nearly synonymous . For instance , one may find ...
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