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The fact that the Prime Minister is head of Her Majesty's Government is a great consolation . Without too much loss of face , it helps people to obey laws and accept facts which they detest , and which in many republics they would ...
The fact that the Prime Minister is head of Her Majesty's Government is a great consolation . Without too much loss of face , it helps people to obey laws and accept facts which they detest , and which in many republics they would ...
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66 " " I considered the remark a little unreasonable in view of the fact that Esau owns a stopwatch and I do not , but one expects retired ViceAdmirals to be a bit unreasonable and I refrained from making any rejoinder , merely ...
66 " " I considered the remark a little unreasonable in view of the fact that Esau owns a stopwatch and I do not , but one expects retired ViceAdmirals to be a bit unreasonable and I refrained from making any rejoinder , merely ...
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The reasons are not far to seek : the fact that modern news stories , to say nothing of the developments of modern science , have so often overtaken in wonder - power , in imaginative impact , anything that the novelist can possibly ...
The reasons are not far to seek : the fact that modern news stories , to say nothing of the developments of modern science , have so often overtaken in wonder - power , in imaginative impact , anything that the novelist can possibly ...
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A DAY ON THE LOCH BY A J MCGEOCH | 134 |
SIR WALTER SCOTT AND THE MURDER OF PORTEOUS BY | 212 |
SOME LESSER CAPTAINS | 237 |
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