Knowledge is Power: A Guide to Personal CultureHutchinson, 1935 - 360 pages |
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Page 165
... spirit of a divine being enveloping them with an omniscient Love . The nineteenth century , however , was an age of doubt . Curious minds probing into the mysteries of life had revealed new laws and new forces , which , in the first ...
... spirit of a divine being enveloping them with an omniscient Love . The nineteenth century , however , was an age of doubt . Curious minds probing into the mysteries of life had revealed new laws and new forces , which , in the first ...
Page 297
... spirit animating the world at present is one of " rush " . Everybody is in a hurry . Everybody nowadays lives at a great pace . The towns grow larger and larger , and stretch their huge , ungainly tentacles over the whole country ...
... spirit animating the world at present is one of " rush " . Everybody is in a hurry . Everybody nowadays lives at a great pace . The towns grow larger and larger , and stretch their huge , ungainly tentacles over the whole country ...
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... spirit of noblesse oblige . He may be a quiet country squire , or a dare - devil soldier , but his mind is pervaded with a thousand subtle refinements , by a thousand promptings , that are hereditary legacies from the forefathers who ...
... spirit of noblesse oblige . He may be a quiet country squire , or a dare - devil soldier , but his mind is pervaded with a thousand subtle refinements , by a thousand promptings , that are hereditary legacies from the forefathers who ...
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