Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 136William Blackwood, 1884 - England |
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... play at soldiering here as French school- boys have done latterly . Fighting is considered by the Germans a business , or a trade , or an art- as you may like to call it is to be learnt very seriously , and which keeps the young men ...
... play at soldiering here as French school- boys have done latterly . Fighting is considered by the Germans a business , or a trade , or an art- as you may like to call it is to be learnt very seriously , and which keeps the young men ...
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... plays of Taubert and Joachim ; and the works of many others , whose names I must omit , not to weary the reader by a long list , are well known over the whole world . These men are really first - rate painters , sculptors , and ...
... plays of Taubert and Joachim ; and the works of many others , whose names I must omit , not to weary the reader by a long list , are well known over the whole world . These men are really first - rate painters , sculptors , and ...
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... play or sing very nicely are to be found in every class of society . Never- theless it must be said that they are not a nuisance . Professional ar- tists sing and play always so much better than even the most skilful amateurs - the ear ...
... play or sing very nicely are to be found in every class of society . Never- theless it must be said that they are not a nuisance . Professional ar- tists sing and play always so much better than even the most skilful amateurs - the ear ...
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... play , whenever he thinks it right , a truly royal munificence . There is certainly no stinginess in him . He holds his functionaries and officers in high esteem , and always treats them with 18 [ July Berlin in 1884. — Part I.
... play , whenever he thinks it right , a truly royal munificence . There is certainly no stinginess in him . He holds his functionaries and officers in high esteem , and always treats them with 18 [ July Berlin in 1884. — Part I.
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... play into his hands at every turn ! How kindly he was press- ed to pursue his own pleasure ! How he was humoured , and coaxed , and all made smooth for him to be base ! Mary so accommodating , Matilda so bewitching , Overton so blind ...
... play into his hands at every turn ! How kindly he was press- ed to pursue his own pleasure ! How he was humoured , and coaxed , and all made smooth for him to be base ! Mary so accommodating , Matilda so bewitching , Overton so blind ...
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