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... game . It is undeniable that in our educational system the study of English finds little or no place . The result is inevitable . When the time comes for a lad to be confronted with a public examination , he discovers that he has an ...
... game . It is undeniable that in our educational system the study of English finds little or no place . The result is inevitable . When the time comes for a lad to be confronted with a public examination , he discovers that he has an ...
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... games and field sports , but experience shows that the essays which are produced on these subjects are of the poorest possible description , chiefly because you have never been accustomed to regard such subjects as things to be thought ...
... games and field sports , but experience shows that the essays which are produced on these subjects are of the poorest possible description , chiefly because you have never been accustomed to regard such subjects as things to be thought ...
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... the inequality of character and ability of those engaged in it not only in serious matters like the management of a man - of - war or a regiment , but even in trifles like games . C § 2. How is it to be enforced ? Not ANALYSIS AND SKETCH ...
... the inequality of character and ability of those engaged in it not only in serious matters like the management of a man - of - war or a regiment , but even in trifles like games . C § 2. How is it to be enforced ? Not ANALYSIS AND SKETCH ...
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... game of cards , and the dissentients settle the matter on the spot by means of the revolver which each man carries in his trousers ' pocket . There are few institutions , however vicious , that have ever strongly taken root among ...
... game of cards , and the dissentients settle the matter on the spot by means of the revolver which each man carries in his trousers ' pocket . There are few institutions , however vicious , that have ever strongly taken root among ...
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... Game . What do you understand by the word Civilisation ? The Relations between Officers and Private Soldiers . English and American Humour . " He that always blames or always praises his country , is no patriot . " The influence of ...
... Game . What do you understand by the word Civilisation ? The Relations between Officers and Private Soldiers . English and American Humour . " He that always blames or always praises his country , is no patriot . " The influence of ...
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