Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 325William Blackwood, 1979 |
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Page 376
... standing ' of our block . This looked a pretty serious matter indeed , for in France le standing of any building is jealously guarded . This example of Franglais , meaning prestige or class , is a special favourite with estate agents ...
... standing ' of our block . This looked a pretty serious matter indeed , for in France le standing of any building is jealously guarded . This example of Franglais , meaning prestige or class , is a special favourite with estate agents ...
Page 395
... stand while everything round them crumbled , mute wit- nesses in some future age to the dominant faith of our civilisation , much as medieval churches now stand in a depopulated countryside , co remind us of the vanished religious zeal ...
... stand while everything round them crumbled , mute wit- nesses in some future age to the dominant faith of our civilisation , much as medieval churches now stand in a depopulated countryside , co remind us of the vanished religious zeal ...
Page 401
... stand one above the other , the higher designed to give cover to the lower . Arif quotes from some British Army recommendation of the 1920s : ' If the heights on both sides are not held , losses will be suffered through enemy marksmen ...
... stand one above the other , the higher designed to give cover to the lower . Arif quotes from some British Army recommendation of the 1920s : ' If the heights on both sides are not held , losses will be suffered through enemy marksmen ...
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