The man without a profession1844 |
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... usual on such occasions - betokened a resigned submis- siveness which had doubtless been brought about by repeated defeats during a long series of years . Or it may be , that on this especial occasion , her attention was diverted from ...
... usual on such occasions - betokened a resigned submis- siveness which had doubtless been brought about by repeated defeats during a long series of years . Or it may be , that on this especial occasion , her attention was diverted from ...
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... in the practical concerns of life . They performed the usual functions of country people ; they cat and they drank , gave dinners and balls , and attended the dinners and balls of their neighbours - of course , only of those 12 THE MAN.
... in the practical concerns of life . They performed the usual functions of country people ; they cat and they drank , gave dinners and balls , and attended the dinners and balls of their neighbours - of course , only of those 12 THE MAN.
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... usual cordialities , his mother having encircled in her eagerness her boy and all his paraphernalia in a comprehensive ma- ternal embrace , the father took occasion to express his surprise at the manner and the matters with which his ...
... usual cordialities , his mother having encircled in her eagerness her boy and all his paraphernalia in a comprehensive ma- ternal embrace , the father took occasion to express his surprise at the manner and the matters with which his ...
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... usual conversation naturally ran on his present pursuits and future destination ; and it was the theme which they had most loved to dwell on . But now this source of mutual gratifica- tion was changed to gall and bitterness . For while ...
... usual conversation naturally ran on his present pursuits and future destination ; and it was the theme which they had most loved to dwell on . But now this source of mutual gratifica- tion was changed to gall and bitterness . For while ...
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... usual sadness , and essayed to divert the current of his better thoughts . Deeming that no other topic could be more pleasing , she talked of her son : - " Don't you think , my dear , that Frank grows very handsome ? How long will it be ...
... usual sadness , and essayed to divert the current of his better thoughts . Deeming that no other topic could be more pleasing , she talked of her son : - " Don't you think , my dear , that Frank grows very handsome ? How long will it be ...
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Сторінка 165 - ... 1844 novel The Man Without a Profession, an experienced London journalist, Mr. Seedy, gives a young novelist advice about the publishing industry: the sale of a work depends not on the merits of the book, but on the personal reputation of the author ... so that an author must write several works . . . before his name becomes popular. Then, when his name is up, he may for some time sell anything that is not positively and glaringly bad . . . When the name of an author is well up, he can obtain...