The Quarterly Review, Volume 226John Murray, 1916 |
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Page 30
... side of his jaw . He was then asked whether he had felt anything , and replied in the negative . Ismail , however , was not yet satisfied . He said that the sentry was a young , strong man and that he would like to see the experiment ...
... side of his jaw . He was then asked whether he had felt anything , and replied in the negative . Ismail , however , was not yet satisfied . He said that the sentry was a young , strong man and that he would like to see the experiment ...
Page 39
... side of Eastern affairs is also not amiss . A dismissed Egyptian official , who was apparently possessed with a desire to express his views in highly idiomatic English , once wrote to me : ' Oh , Hell ! Lordship's face grow red if he ...
... side of Eastern affairs is also not amiss . A dismissed Egyptian official , who was apparently possessed with a desire to express his views in highly idiomatic English , once wrote to me : ' Oh , Hell ! Lordship's face grow red if he ...
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... side . In the account of Plutarch it is the Greek professor who advises the killing of the fugitive , winding up with the cynical apophthegm that ' the dead do not bite . ' In Lucan this part is given to Pothinus for reasons that are ...
... side . In the account of Plutarch it is the Greek professor who advises the killing of the fugitive , winding up with the cynical apophthegm that ' the dead do not bite . ' In Lucan this part is given to Pothinus for reasons that are ...
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... side . A shriek of horror burst from the trireme , and Cornelia fainted . But Pompey died without a cry , with no attempt at resistance , covering his eyes as he fell . The thoughts of one thus struck out of existence it is beyond man's ...
... side . A shriek of horror burst from the trireme , and Cornelia fainted . But Pompey died without a cry , with no attempt at resistance , covering his eyes as he fell . The thoughts of one thus struck out of existence it is beyond man's ...
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... side of the Atlantic , the more intensely he became an American ; and the slightest sketch of him , if it is to be characteristic , should emphasise this suggestion . ' The American Scene , ' of ten years ago , was entirely misleading ...
... side of the Atlantic , the more intensely he became an American ; and the slightest sketch of him , if it is to be characteristic , should emphasise this suggestion . ' The American Scene , ' of ten years ago , was entirely misleading ...
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