Knowledge is Power: A Guide to Personal CultureHutchinson, 1935 - 360 pages |
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Page 62
... hand in hand with tragedy . He knew the life of the city clerk , of the small shopkeeper , of the lawyer's drudge , and of all the types of what is called the lower - middle class , better than any man living , for he had been brought ...
... hand in hand with tragedy . He knew the life of the city clerk , of the small shopkeeper , of the lawyer's drudge , and of all the types of what is called the lower - middle class , better than any man living , for he had been brought ...
Page 214
... hand of the accused was then tied up in linen . At the end of three days the cloth was removed . If there appeared 66 a blister as large as half a walnut ” , guilt was assured . If the hand was " clean " , innocence was proclaimed ! The ...
... hand of the accused was then tied up in linen . At the end of three days the cloth was removed . If there appeared 66 a blister as large as half a walnut ” , guilt was assured . If the hand was " clean " , innocence was proclaimed ! The ...
Page 282
... hand against his brother . Here , then , was still an upward step in social evolution , for now was formed the tribe welded together for self - protection and fellow - interests . The warfare between individuals was now between tribes ...
... hand against his brother . Here , then , was still an upward step in social evolution , for now was formed the tribe welded together for self - protection and fellow - interests . The warfare between individuals was now between tribes ...
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