Essays on Social Subjects: From the Saturday ReviewW. Blackwood and Sons, 1864 - 305 sider |
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... cause against such disturbers of its smooth equanimity . How differently does the polite example of that lusus naturæ , the thoroughly well - informed man , show him- self ! He takes for granted , not in hypocrisy , but through mere ...
... cause against such disturbers of its smooth equanimity . How differently does the polite example of that lusus naturæ , the thoroughly well - informed man , show him- self ! He takes for granted , not in hypocrisy , but through mere ...
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... cause , and , perhaps especially , a preacher ; though even here we feel that a momentary pause , an instant devoted to a choice of words , is a very becoming act of deference to an intel- ligent audience . But fluency , where we stand ...
... cause , and , perhaps especially , a preacher ; though even here we feel that a momentary pause , an instant devoted to a choice of words , is a very becoming act of deference to an intel- ligent audience . But fluency , where we stand ...
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... causes , such as want of taste , ignorance of the meaning and force of words , and a habit of thinking in phrases , and talking for talking's sake . This is a habit encouraged and fostered by that want of respect for the listener which ...
... causes , such as want of taste , ignorance of the meaning and force of words , and a habit of thinking in phrases , and talking for talking's sake . This is a habit encouraged and fostered by that want of respect for the listener which ...
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... cause - partial ignorance . Few recognised pursuits amongst men will cause contempt if we give ourselves the trouble to consider them atten- tively . But this , clever men intent on their one hobby are as little ready to do as the most ...
... cause - partial ignorance . Few recognised pursuits amongst men will cause contempt if we give ourselves the trouble to consider them atten- tively . But this , clever men intent on their one hobby are as little ready to do as the most ...
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... causes , creditable or the reverse . It may arise from activity of mind , fulness of thought , an uninterrupted stream of occupation - which is always the assumed cause , or from slowness , apathy , and a dead sterile imagination . Thus ...
... causes , creditable or the reverse . It may arise from activity of mind , fulness of thought , an uninterrupted stream of occupation - which is always the assumed cause , or from slowness , apathy , and a dead sterile imagination . Thus ...
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