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Page 358
... mean nothing ( except , sometimes , " general " ) , and that it does violence to a good and precise expression ... mean " advise " ? No , they mean " inform " . Then why not say so ? We cannot tell . What is the tragedy of this letter ...
... mean nothing ( except , sometimes , " general " ) , and that it does violence to a good and precise expression ... mean " advise " ? No , they mean " inform " . Then why not say so ? We cannot tell . What is the tragedy of this letter ...
Page 77
... mean that the soldiers will be solid on your side ? I do ! Then what are you complaining about ? Those , I mean , that got their papers . It always saddens me , after all the toil and turmoil of a General Election , to find that the ...
... mean that the soldiers will be solid on your side ? I do ! Then what are you complaining about ? Those , I mean , that got their papers . It always saddens me , after all the toil and turmoil of a General Election , to find that the ...
Page 257
... mean saltpetre ? " " " " Whatever it is , " said Mr. Bostock . " Now , what was I saying ? Oh , yes . I think just not having bombs and rockets and sirens is one of the nicest things about the Peace , don't you ? " Of course . It goes ...
... mean saltpetre ? " " " " Whatever it is , " said Mr. Bostock . " Now , what was I saying ? Oh , yes . I think just not having bombs and rockets and sirens is one of the nicest things about the Peace , don't you ? " Of course . It goes ...
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