Knowledge is Power: A Guide to Personal CultureHutchinson, 1935 - 360 pages |
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Page 70
... human heart , the nearer one gets to the real , inmost character of people , the more one is reconciled to human nature . Especi- ally is this so with the lower classes . In my own little wanderings I have penetrated into some rather ...
... human heart , the nearer one gets to the real , inmost character of people , the more one is reconciled to human nature . Especi- ally is this so with the lower classes . In my own little wanderings I have penetrated into some rather ...
Page 84
... human heart , every idea of the human mind . Since Chaucer's time the English language has undergone great change of development and refinement , but the body of the language is the same as when Chaucer wielded it with the power of ...
... human heart , every idea of the human mind . Since Chaucer's time the English language has undergone great change of development and refinement , but the body of the language is the same as when Chaucer wielded it with the power of ...
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... human nature with an indulgent eye , relishing what was good and pleasant , tolerating what was frail , and pitying ... human pawns for the further- ance of his greed and ambition , or the maintenance of his power and safety ? With what ...
... human nature with an indulgent eye , relishing what was good and pleasant , tolerating what was frail , and pitying ... human pawns for the further- ance of his greed and ambition , or the maintenance of his power and safety ? With what ...
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