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Page vii
... word was the single word of the title . Those were the times of peace . Now that the moment of publication approaches I have been considering the discretion of altering the title - page . The word Victory , the shining and tragic goal ...
... word was the single word of the title . Those were the times of peace . Now that the moment of publication approaches I have been considering the discretion of altering the title - page . The word Victory , the shining and tragic goal ...
Page ix
... words expressing the truth of an indomitable faith could not but feel the edge of a sharp knife at its throat . The unchanging Man of history is wonderfully adap- table cloth by his power of endurance and in his ca- pacity for ...
... words expressing the truth of an indomitable faith could not but feel the edge of a sharp knife at its throat . The unchanging Man of history is wonderfully adap- table cloth by his power of endurance and in his ca- pacity for ...
Page xi
... words heard on other men's lips and belonging to other men's less perfect , less pathetic moods . The same observation will apply mutatis mutandis to Mr. Jones , who is built on a much slenderer connection . Mr. Jones ( or whatever his ...
... words heard on other men's lips and belonging to other men's less perfect , less pathetic moods . The same observation will apply mutatis mutandis to Mr. Jones , who is built on a much slenderer connection . Mr. Jones ( or whatever his ...
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