All the blocks! Or, An antidote to 'All the talents' [by E.S. Barrett]. A satirical poem, by Flagellum |
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... leave. no. one. behind: What. it. will. take? By Paulo Esteves, Alexandra Teixeira, Camila dos Santos and Camila Amorim Jardim, BRICS Policy Center1 South-South co-operation needs to adopt and embed the leave no one behind pledge Leaving no ...
... leave. no. one. behind: What. it. will. take? By Paulo Esteves, Alexandra Teixeira, Camila dos Santos and Camila Amorim Jardim, BRICS Policy Center1 South-South co-operation needs to adopt and embed the leave no one behind pledge Leaving no ...
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... LEAVE POLICIES ( Supplement to Lotus / BSR comments supporting H.R. 1 , the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ) THE STRIDE RITE CORPORATION ( Cambridge , MA ) The Stride Rite Corporation has implemented a family leave program for the ...
... LEAVE POLICIES ( Supplement to Lotus / BSR comments supporting H.R. 1 , the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ) THE STRIDE RITE CORPORATION ( Cambridge , MA ) The Stride Rite Corporation has implemented a family leave program for the ...
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... leave duration preference. When provided, country weights were used in all analyses. The main survey item used to measure leave ... leave entitlements and leave preferences by country 173 Leave policy preferences in different countries.
... leave duration preference. When provided, country weights were used in all analyses. The main survey item used to measure leave ... leave entitlements and leave preferences by country 173 Leave policy preferences in different countries.
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... leaving homeyou will unlock your mailbox, and there will already be a leer there. From her. Sleep tight, my love. Elizabeth will leave. Susan will leave. You will leave. When you were smallvery smallyou thought that one day you had to ...
... leaving homeyou will unlock your mailbox, and there will already be a leer there. From her. Sleep tight, my love. Elizabeth will leave. Susan will leave. You will leave. When you were smallvery smallyou thought that one day you had to ...
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... leave or not to leave. I understood the decision of the boat owner not to let old people take the risk of a long journey on his boat on the rough high seas. But his decision broke my heart. What should I do? Was it feasible to let My Le ...
... leave or not to leave. I understood the decision of the boat owner not to let old people take the risk of a long journey on his boat on the rough high seas. But his decision broke my heart. What should I do? Was it feasible to let My Le ...
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Page 4 - Grief fills the room up of my absent child, Lies in his bed, walks up and down with me, Puts on his pretty looks, repeats his words, Remembers me of all his gracious parts, Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form; Then, have I reason to be fond of grief ? Fare you well: had you such a loss as I, I could give better comfort than you do.
Page iii - This common body, Like to a vagabond flag upon the stream, Goes to and back, lackeying the varying tide, To rot itself with motion.
Page 39 - Next him his son and heir apparent Succeeded, though a lame vicegerent, Who first laid by the parliament, The only crutch on which he leant, And then sunk underneath the state, That rode him above horseman's weight. And now the saints began their reign, For which they 'ad yearn'd so long in vain. And felt such bowel hankerings, To see an empire all of kings, Deliver'd from th' F.gyptian awe Of justice, government, and law. And free t...
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Page 17 - Thou art too like the spirit of Banquo ; down ! Thy crown does sear mine eye-balls. And thy hair, Thou other gold-bound brow, is like the first. A third is like the former. Filthy hags 1 Why do you show me this ? A fourth ! Start, eyes ! What, will the line stretch out to the crack of doom? Another yet ! A seventh ! I '11 see no more : And yet the eighth appears, who bears a glass Which shows me many more ; and some I see...
Page 66 - ... number of members, but custom dictates not less than n, and the necessity of coming to some agreement and transacting business prohibits its being much in excess of 15. The premier assigns the offices, and almost invariably takes for himself the control of finances or foreign relations — that is, first lord of the treasury or secretary of state for foreign affairs. There are also the four other chief secretaries of state — for war, for home affairs, for the colonies, and for India; the chancellor...
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