The Autocrat of the Breakfast-tableMacmillan, 1921 - 364 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 3
... dull friend 20 affords great relief . It is like taking the cat in your lap after holding a squirrel . ° What a comfort a dull but kindly person is , to be sure , at times ! A ground - glass shade over a gas - lamp does not bring more ...
... dull friend 20 affords great relief . It is like taking the cat in your lap after holding a squirrel . ° What a comfort a dull but kindly person is , to be sure , at times ! A ground - glass shade over a gas - lamp does not bring more ...
Σελίδα 27
... hear any sermons except what they preach themselves . A dull preacher might be conceived , therefore , to lapse into a state of quasi heathenism , simply for want of religious instruction . And THE AUTOCRAT OF THE BREAKFAST - TABLE 27.
... hear any sermons except what they preach themselves . A dull preacher might be conceived , therefore , to lapse into a state of quasi heathenism , simply for want of religious instruction . And THE AUTOCRAT OF THE BREAKFAST - TABLE 27.
Σελίδα 28
... dull discourse acts inductively , as electricians would say , 15 in developing strong mental currents . I am ashamed to think with what accompaniments and variations and fioriture I have sometimes followed the droning of a heavy speaker ...
... dull discourse acts inductively , as electricians would say , 15 in developing strong mental currents . I am ashamed to think with what accompaniments and variations and fioriture I have sometimes followed the droning of a heavy speaker ...
Σελίδα 44
... dull spirit toils in smoke and fire Woman's swift instinct threads the electric wire , The magic bracelet stretched beneath the waves Beats the black giant with his score of slaves . All earthly powers confess your sovereign art But ...
... dull spirit toils in smoke and fire Woman's swift instinct threads the electric wire , The magic bracelet stretched beneath the waves Beats the black giant with his score of slaves . All earthly powers confess your sovereign art But ...
Σελίδα 52
... dull , and ill - looking . But as the Higher Powers have not conferred on men the gift of seeing themselves in the true light , John 20 very possibly conceives himself to be youthful , witty , and fascinating , and talks from the point ...
... dull , and ill - looking . But as the Higher Powers have not conferred on men the gift of seeing themselves in the true light , John 20 very possibly conceives himself to be youthful , witty , and fascinating , and talks from the point ...
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The Autocrat of the Breakfast-table: Every Man His Own Boswell Oliver Wendell Holmes Πλήρης προβολή - 1889 |
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