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... so that an Englishman could enjoy his ease in his arm - chair , and write with some hope of remunera- tion . But now , " in these piping times of peace , " there is no vent for this vast and teeming population ( teeming in more ...
... so that an Englishman could enjoy his ease in his arm - chair , and write with some hope of remunera- tion . But now , " in these piping times of peace , " there is no vent for this vast and teeming population ( teeming in more ...
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Why the devil don't they write in Irish ? they would be just as intelligible ; or some professional writer might live by their translation . Is it not enough to put commoner authors down in person , but we must have vicarious authors ...
Why the devil don't they write in Irish ? they would be just as intelligible ; or some professional writer might live by their translation . Is it not enough to put commoner authors down in person , but we must have vicarious authors ...
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and write . In New York , in 1814 , there were 7642 schools , in a population of 1,600,000 ; and these have increased greatly since . Useful education is widely diffused . There are no great scholars , as in Europe ; but the whole mass ...
and write . In New York , in 1814 , there were 7642 schools , in a population of 1,600,000 ; and these have increased greatly since . Useful education is widely diffused . There are no great scholars , as in Europe ; but the whole mass ...
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Flowers | 16 |
Letters to the Students of Glasgow by T Campbell Letter VI 1 VII | 97 |
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