The Quarterly Review, Volumes 258-259William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, George Walter Prothero, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) John Murray, 1932 |
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Page 308
... means armoured , i.e. impenetrably , hence insuper- ably drunk . Frigorifié is of doubtful origin . Muraille has been corruptly developed from mûr , pre - War slang of the same meaning . Noir , drunk , has nothing to do with le noir ...
... means armoured , i.e. impenetrably , hence insuper- ably drunk . Frigorifié is of doubtful origin . Muraille has been corruptly developed from mûr , pre - War slang of the same meaning . Noir , drunk , has nothing to do with le noir ...
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... mean whatever tends towards progressive evolution , that again being indicated by history , tradition , the primary unconscious , and by science as well . In other words , education means using the influences of sound nurture ' to ...
... mean whatever tends towards progressive evolution , that again being indicated by history , tradition , the primary unconscious , and by science as well . In other words , education means using the influences of sound nurture ' to ...
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... means for effecting very considerable economy . Instead of the existing 10,000 - ton and 8 - inch gun limitations , they propose a maximum displacement of 7000 tons and armament of 6.1 - inch calibre . As regards numbers , the British ...
... means for effecting very considerable economy . Instead of the existing 10,000 - ton and 8 - inch gun limitations , they propose a maximum displacement of 7000 tons and armament of 6.1 - inch calibre . As regards numbers , the British ...
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