The Quarterly Review, Volume 273John Murray, 1939 |
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... rumour they printed - that is to say , to specify its source and to point out that it had so far not been confirmed and also in the press thirty or forty years ago mere rumours were not as a rule given promin- ence . In those days , if ...
... rumour they printed - that is to say , to specify its source and to point out that it had so far not been confirmed and also in the press thirty or forty years ago mere rumours were not as a rule given promin- ence . In those days , if ...
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rival , which had adopted the practice of circulating promptly any piece of international rumour or gossip it might happen to lay hands on . The result was that the old and famous agency took to transmitting unverified rumour and gossip ...
rival , which had adopted the practice of circulating promptly any piece of international rumour or gossip it might happen to lay hands on . The result was that the old and famous agency took to transmitting unverified rumour and gossip ...
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... rumours grew so immensely popular . In the first place , we see that they arose at a time of excitement , anxiety , and uncertainty . Rumour depends on uncertainty . Whenever we know the truth of an event , we lend no ear to rumour . No ...
... rumours grew so immensely popular . In the first place , we see that they arose at a time of excitement , anxiety , and uncertainty . Rumour depends on uncertainty . Whenever we know the truth of an event , we lend no ear to rumour . No ...
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