About in the World: Essays by the Author of "The Gentle Life".Sampson Low, son, & Marston, 1864 - 312 páginas |
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... success of that work , are due , were advised by the Critics that the Public would be willing to listen further to the teachings of the writer , and they determined to take the advice so kindly prof- fered . Hence this volume . Its ...
... success of that work , are due , were advised by the Critics that the Public would be willing to listen further to the teachings of the writer , and they determined to take the advice so kindly prof- fered . Hence this volume . Its ...
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... successful , spoliation triumphant , patriotism a mere farce ; if successful , greeted with a momentary applause , and praised not because it was virtue , but because it was success ; if defeated , sneered at and maligned . This is not ...
... successful , spoliation triumphant , patriotism a mere farce ; if successful , greeted with a momentary applause , and praised not because it was virtue , but because it was success ; if defeated , sneered at and maligned . This is not ...
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... Success is what he demands and worships . A man must make a mark in the world to be anything with him . This success must be material . He does not bow down to the shadow of a name , but he wants the possessor to surround himself with ...
... Success is what he demands and worships . A man must make a mark in the world to be anything with him . This success must be material . He does not bow down to the shadow of a name , but he wants the possessor to surround himself with ...
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... success ; and if there be one suc- cessful country in the universe for the last millennium , that country is England . " This dictum of a foreigner is not wholly true . If John Bull worships success , his love of that quality lies at ...
... success ; and if there be one suc- cessful country in the universe for the last millennium , that country is England . " This dictum of a foreigner is not wholly true . If John Bull worships success , his love of that quality lies at ...
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... successful , he wants to be more so if he be beaten , he will fight to set himself right again . But , after all , John Bull has done wonders . He has an empire of more than 222,000,000 of souls , and a territory of 5,000,000 square ...
... successful , he wants to be more so if he be beaten , he will fight to set himself right again . But , after all , John Bull has done wonders . He has an empire of more than 222,000,000 of souls , and a territory of 5,000,000 square ...
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