The Quarterly Review, Volume 226John Murray, 1916 |
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Page 6
... better on the south ; but on the west side ' the masonry is altogether inferior : the wall is built of very imperfectly worked stones , their gaping joints being only roughly filled with splinters and clay . The wall itself is thinner ...
... better on the south ; but on the west side ' the masonry is altogether inferior : the wall is built of very imperfectly worked stones , their gaping joints being only roughly filled with splinters and clay . The wall itself is thinner ...
Page 43
... better given than in the anonymous epitaph : ' Cordova bare me , Nero slew . My lyre The duel sung of son - in - law and sire . Not mine the long - drawn period's delays Of crawling verses ; mine the short , sharp phrase . If thou would ...
... better given than in the anonymous epitaph : ' Cordova bare me , Nero slew . My lyre The duel sung of son - in - law and sire . Not mine the long - drawn period's delays Of crawling verses ; mine the short , sharp phrase . If thou would ...
Page 75
... better refrain from asking any questions about it . It may cost you your liberty if you do . Suppose you ask a German an imprudent question about the Navy , if you are lucky he will refer you to the German Admiralty ; if you are unlucky ...
... better refrain from asking any questions about it . It may cost you your liberty if you do . Suppose you ask a German an imprudent question about the Navy , if you are lucky he will refer you to the German Admiralty ; if you are unlucky ...
Page 90
... better , ' so they argue , ' to suspect and inconvenience a thousand innocent travellers , than that one guilty person should slip through . ' ' My dear Sir , do you think we are fools ? ' exclaimed a German officer whom I chaffed about ...
... better , ' so they argue , ' to suspect and inconvenience a thousand innocent travellers , than that one guilty person should slip through . ' ' My dear Sir , do you think we are fools ? ' exclaimed a German officer whom I chaffed about ...
Page 92
... better part of four hours . When finally our permits arrived , four sailors and a petty officer came on board , and under their guidance we finished the three miles that separated us from the famous naval base . Through a system of ...
... better part of four hours . When finally our permits arrived , four sailors and a petty officer came on board , and under their guidance we finished the three miles that separated us from the famous naval base . Through a system of ...
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