Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 325William Blackwood, 1979 - England |
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Page 376
... standing ' of our block . This looked a pretty serious matter indeed , for in France le standing of any building is jealously guarded . This example of Franglais , meaning prestige or class , is a special favourite with estate agents ...
... standing ' of our block . This looked a pretty serious matter indeed , for in France le standing of any building is jealously guarded . This example of Franglais , meaning prestige or class , is a special favourite with estate agents ...
Page 401
... stand one above the other , the higher designed to give cover to the lower . Arif quotes from some British Army recommendation of the 1920s : ' If the heights on both sides are not held , losses will be suffered through enemy marksmen ...
... stand one above the other , the higher designed to give cover to the lower . Arif quotes from some British Army recommendation of the 1920s : ' If the heights on both sides are not held , losses will be suffered through enemy marksmen ...
Page 426
... stand , the fault is mine . I am blind and deaf to truth and beauty ; guilty without being able to say a word in my defence . This is another characteristic of our age . As Albert Camus wrote : ' On the day when crime puts on the ...
... stand , the fault is mine . I am blind and deaf to truth and beauty ; guilty without being able to say a word in my defence . This is another characteristic of our age . As Albert Camus wrote : ' On the day when crime puts on the ...
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