 THERE is, as every schoolboy knows in this scientific age, a very close chemical relation between coal and diamonds. It is the reason, I believe, why some people allude to coal as "black diamonds." Both these commodities represent wealth; but coal is...  Victory - Page 3by Joseph Conrad - 1921 - 385 pagesFull view - About this book
 | JOSEP CONRAD - 1921 - 534 pages
...triumphant end what more could I have done for her rehabilitation and her happiness? 1920. J. C PART I THERE is, as every schoolboy knows in this scientific...between coal and diamonds. It is the reason, I believe, v/tiy some people allude to coal as "black diamonds." Both these commodities represent wealth; but... | |
 | Nathan Haskell Dole - Coal mines and mining - 1922 - 550 pages
...authorities. It is a most inspiring story of American efficiency. Part Two THE ROMANCE OF AN ARCTIC COAL-MINE THERE is, as every schoolboy knows in this scientific...deplorable lack of concentration in coal. Now, if a coal mine could be put into one's waistcoat pocket — but it can't. At the same time, there is a fascination... | |
 | Nathan Haskell Dole - Coal mines and mining - 1922 - 548 pages
...authorities. It is a most inspiring story of American efficiency. Part Two THE ROMANCE OF AN ARCTIC COAL-MINE THERE is, as every schoolboy knows in this scientific..."black diamonds." Both these commodities represent wealtb; but coal is a much less portable form of property. There is, from that point of view, a deplorable... | |
 | Nathan Haskell Dole - Coal mines and mining - 1922 - 548 pages
...believe, why some people allude to coal as "black diamonds." Both these commodities represent wealtb ; but coal is a much less portable form of property....deplorable lack of concentration in coal. Now, if a coal mine could be put into one's waistcoat pocket — but it can't. At the same time, there is a fascination... | |
 | Joseph Conrad - 1923 - 444 pages
...triumphant end what more could I have done for her rehabilitation and her happiness? 1920. JC PARTI VICTORY THERE is, as every schoolboy knows in this...Now, if a coalmine could be put into one's waistcoat pocket—but it can't! At the same time, there is a fascination in coal, the supreme commodity of the... | |
 | Authorship - 1927 - 416 pages
...generalities, even hi the hands of a great artist. The author's original draft has this wording: — "There is, as every schoolboy knows in this scientific...close chemical relation between coal and diamonds. Not being a schoolboy any longer, I have no very clear notion of its nature. It seems to be that if... | |
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