The Quarterly Review, Volumes 244-245William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, Sir William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero Baron Ernle, George Walter Prothero John Murray, 1925 |
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... turn per acre stands among the lowest in the world . The tourist thinks that he is crossing a vast empty land which might be the home of a great agricultural population . The truth is that good arable land exists only in patches ...
... turn per acre stands among the lowest in the world . The tourist thinks that he is crossing a vast empty land which might be the home of a great agricultural population . The truth is that good arable land exists only in patches ...
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... turn up in the most unexpected places , both in the Poems and the Novels . The rather ponderous ' Rokeby , ' for instance , includes some of the best ; it has the unforgettable A weary lot is thine , fair maid . ' The mottoes and ...
... turn up in the most unexpected places , both in the Poems and the Novels . The rather ponderous ' Rokeby , ' for instance , includes some of the best ; it has the unforgettable A weary lot is thine , fair maid . ' The mottoes and ...
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... turning a dishonest penny for the public revenue . It proceeded to charge considerable sums for granting its licences . If this were done by an official for his private gain , it would , of course , amount to the grossest corruption ...
... turning a dishonest penny for the public revenue . It proceeded to charge considerable sums for granting its licences . If this were done by an official for his private gain , it would , of course , amount to the grossest corruption ...
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... a horse which we think we have reason for believing to be superior to his com- petitors , and betting that a coin will turn up ' heads ' when it is tossed . In the one case we. ( 69 ) Dublin - · The Ethics of Gambling.
... a horse which we think we have reason for believing to be superior to his com- petitors , and betting that a coin will turn up ' heads ' when it is tossed . In the one case we. ( 69 ) Dublin - · The Ethics of Gambling.
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... turn up red or black at roulette . These are the people who make the fortune of the bookmakers . They leave as little as possible to chance , for making a book is not done at haphazard but by the exercise of much astute calcula- tion.
... turn up red or black at roulette . These are the people who make the fortune of the bookmakers . They leave as little as possible to chance , for making a book is not done at haphazard but by the exercise of much astute calcula- tion.
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