The man without a profession1844 |
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... wasteful competition of splendour and political power with the dispensers of large and influential revenues . Respected by all around them , their position was that golden mean of life which is alike removed WITHOUT A PROFESSION . 15.
... wasteful competition of splendour and political power with the dispensers of large and influential revenues . Respected by all around them , their position was that golden mean of life which is alike removed WITHOUT A PROFESSION . 15.
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... politics , you will not forget your old friend at Mangoe Lodge , where a room and a hearty welcome are always ready for you . " Yours very truly , " JOHN YELLOLEY . " The cheque was for fifty pounds . After he had recovered from this ...
... politics , you will not forget your old friend at Mangoe Lodge , where a room and a hearty welcome are always ready for you . " Yours very truly , " JOHN YELLOLEY . " The cheque was for fifty pounds . After he had recovered from this ...
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... deliberations of Have you paid much attention to congress . politics ? " " Only in a general way , " replied Frank , aloud ; " and in a very general way , " said he to himself , " for I'll be hanged if I 84 THE MAN CHAPTER V. ...
... deliberations of Have you paid much attention to congress . politics ? " " Only in a general way , " replied Frank , aloud ; " and in a very general way , " said he to himself , " for I'll be hanged if I 84 THE MAN CHAPTER V. ...
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... political writers - Machiavelli , for instance-- can be as well read in their translations . But still the Spanish is a magnificent language ; and the Italian will ever be the language of poetry , and it is the language of a beautiful ...
... political writers - Machiavelli , for instance-- can be as well read in their translations . But still the Spanish is a magnificent language ; and the Italian will ever be the language of poetry , and it is the language of a beautiful ...
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... political and military knowledge as had come within the sphere of a jehu's ob- servation during some of Napoleon's campaigns . Thence proceeding by the way of Eindhoven , Loemel , Hechtel , and Winterslagh , they reached Maestricht ...
... political and military knowledge as had come within the sphere of a jehu's ob- servation during some of Napoleon's campaigns . Thence proceeding by the way of Eindhoven , Loemel , Hechtel , and Winterslagh , they reached Maestricht ...
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