The Scot in EnglandHurst & Blackett, 1935 - 288 pagini |
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Pagina 72
... lived to the ripe age of seventy - nine . We leave him to stalk sadly through the long night of obloquy , with the thought : La vie est vaine , Un peu d'espoir , Un peu de haine , Et puis - bonsoir ! The storm of popular abuse no longer ...
... lived to the ripe age of seventy - nine . We leave him to stalk sadly through the long night of obloquy , with the thought : La vie est vaine , Un peu d'espoir , Un peu de haine , Et puis - bonsoir ! The storm of popular abuse no longer ...
Pagina 163
... lived to see his invention transform the world , on land and sea . He saw the vast coal - mines of England yielding up their wealth , under power of steam , to create , in turn , steam for a hundred new purposes . He saw sailing ships ...
... lived to see his invention transform the world , on land and sea . He saw the vast coal - mines of England yielding up their wealth , under power of steam , to create , in turn , steam for a hundred new purposes . He saw sailing ships ...
Pagina 244
... lived meanly in insanitary hovels that were sur- rounded by soggy , unproductive land , hedges were unknown , and trees were few and far between , and the general aspect of a country district was depressing in the extreme . As late as ...
... lived meanly in insanitary hovels that were sur- rounded by soggy , unproductive land , hedges were unknown , and trees were few and far between , and the general aspect of a country district was depressing in the extreme . As late as ...
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WE GIVE ENGLAND A KING | 29 |
WE GIVE ENGLAND A PRIME MINISTER | 54 |
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