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Page 114
... seems equally fanciful . First , Nekayah has never shown the least aptitude or previous inclination for a life of science , during the book . Second , her choice seems to be founded , if not on her own previous daydreams , at least on ...
... seems equally fanciful . First , Nekayah has never shown the least aptitude or previous inclination for a life of science , during the book . Second , her choice seems to be founded , if not on her own previous daydreams , at least on ...
Page 131
... seems prepared to entertain flattering imaginative images of clan life , but they hardly seem to survive examina- tion . There is an alternative kind of image in the Journey , of which a handful of examples occur . These are the images ...
... seems prepared to entertain flattering imaginative images of clan life , but they hardly seem to survive examina- tion . There is an alternative kind of image in the Journey , of which a handful of examples occur . These are the images ...
Page 145
... seem to be performed simul- taneously with the act of gathering . Pope , on the other hand , with his ' dilatory ... seems to constitute a separate fourth quality , usually unstated , but called on in special cases either of blame ...
... seem to be performed simul- taneously with the act of gathering . Pope , on the other hand , with his ' dilatory ... seems to constitute a separate fourth quality , usually unstated , but called on in special cases either of blame ...
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surly virtue and pleasing dream | 4 |
The Vanity of Human Wishes | 42 |
those that aspire to the name | 57 |
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