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... period of besotted ignorance and superstition ; and in their desire to throw off the influence of the Established Church , they converted the High Middle Ages , one of the great moments in European culture , into a neo - Gothic horror ...
... period of besotted ignorance and superstition ; and in their desire to throw off the influence of the Established Church , they converted the High Middle Ages , one of the great moments in European culture , into a neo - Gothic horror ...
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... period , almost a century , it looked as if this latter effort might partly succeed ; and even when it succumbed to the new forces of industrialism , it left traces on American life that have not yet entirely disappeared though they are ...
... period , almost a century , it looked as if this latter effort might partly succeed ; and even when it succumbed to the new forces of industrialism , it left traces on American life that have not yet entirely disappeared though they are ...
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... periods too brief . But again I can testify from my own experi- ence — and here happily I find backing from a behaviorist opponent , Pro- fessor B. F. Skinner - that a four - hour work period , or a little less in the case of writing ...
... periods too brief . But again I can testify from my own experi- ence — and here happily I find backing from a behaviorist opponent , Pro- fessor B. F. Skinner - that a four - hour work period , or a little less in the case of writing ...
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NEW EXPLORATIONS NEW WORLDS | 3 |
RETURN OF THE SUN GOD | 28 |
THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE | 51 |
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