The Living Age, Volume 250Living Age Company, 1906 |
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... tion he would not recommend to others ; in most cases it would not answer , and where it does , the buoyancy of youth is entirely superseded by the maturity of manhood , and action is very likely to be merged in reflection . ' I never ...
... tion he would not recommend to others ; in most cases it would not answer , and where it does , the buoyancy of youth is entirely superseded by the maturity of manhood , and action is very likely to be merged in reflection . ' I never ...
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... tion by a sincere confession , " he smiled contemptuously , and after a silence said : " If you hope to force me by advan- tage or fear to betray my comrades you are judging me according to your own measure . Can you really imagine that ...
... tion by a sincere confession , " he smiled contemptuously , and after a silence said : " If you hope to force me by advan- tage or fear to betray my comrades you are judging me according to your own measure . Can you really imagine that ...
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... tion , inexhaustible in interest but diffi- cult completely to grasp and formulate . The meaning of such styles in furni- ture as Louis Quinze and Louis Seize refers to the society of the period , and deals not so much with national ...
... tion , inexhaustible in interest but diffi- cult completely to grasp and formulate . The meaning of such styles in furni- ture as Louis Quinze and Louis Seize refers to the society of the period , and deals not so much with national ...
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... tion any bit of this furniture we shall find this divorce from reality admitted , and this purpose of display confessed . The primary use of chairs and sofas is , after all , to sit or lie upon , and in most luxurious furniture this use ...
... tion any bit of this furniture we shall find this divorce from reality admitted , and this purpose of display confessed . The primary use of chairs and sofas is , after all , to sit or lie upon , and in most luxurious furniture this use ...
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... tion amounting to total severance be- tween Court life and real life . That severance from reality we distinguish as the note of the Versailles section of the community , and we shall surely be not far wrong if we discern in this the ...
... tion amounting to total severance be- tween Court life and real life . That severance from reality we distinguish as the note of the Versailles section of the community , and we shall surely be not far wrong if we discern in this the ...
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