The Outline of Literature1923 |
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... living record of the soul of man . It is an enterprise which must have the blessing of many for whom the way of life has made reading necessarily haphazard and fragmentary , but who are none the less alert to the beauty of every true ...
... living record of the soul of man . It is an enterprise which must have the blessing of many for whom the way of life has made reading necessarily haphazard and fragmentary , but who are none the less alert to the beauty of every true ...
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... living . Alexandria succeeded Athens as the capital of Greek cul- ture , and the Ptolemies , who were enthusiastic book - collectors , endeavoured to collect every available copy of the great Greek masterpieces . There were 700,000 ...
... living . Alexandria succeeded Athens as the capital of Greek cul- ture , and the Ptolemies , who were enthusiastic book - collectors , endeavoured to collect every available copy of the great Greek masterpieces . There were 700,000 ...
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... living a hard life in a sparsely inhabited and bewildering world . He was continually confronted by phenomena which he could not understand , and by problems to which his ever - in- creasing intelligence demanded an answer . Andrew Lang ...
... living a hard life in a sparsely inhabited and bewildering world . He was continually confronted by phenomena which he could not understand , and by problems to which his ever - in- creasing intelligence demanded an answer . Andrew Lang ...
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... living . There is Penelope , lacking nothing of the gentle dignity of the lady of a great house , even when that house is invaded by turbulent suitors who waste its substance and seduce her serving women , utterly destroying the kindly ...
... living . There is Penelope , lacking nothing of the gentle dignity of the lady of a great house , even when that house is invaded by turbulent suitors who waste its substance and seduce her serving women , utterly destroying the kindly ...
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... living history of spiritual progress . For this reason , from end to end of the Bible , there are books and passages of supreme excellence . They were written by men passionately in earnest , inspired by a pure and lofty faith , and ...
... living history of spiritual progress . For this reason , from end to end of the Bible , there are books and passages of supreme excellence . They were written by men passionately in earnest , inspired by a pure and lofty faith , and ...
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