The Works of Matthew Arnold in Fifteen Volumes, Volume 11AMS Press, 1970 |
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Page 54
... civilisation . Some say , that what we have in Ireland is a lower civilisation , hating the advent of a higher civilisation from England , and rebelling against it . And it is quite true , that certain obvious merits of the English ...
... civilisation . Some say , that what we have in Ireland is a lower civilisation , hating the advent of a higher civilisation from England , and rebelling against it . And it is quite true , that certain obvious merits of the English ...
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... civilisation to a higher one ! Why , everywhere the attractions of this middle - class civilisation of ours , which is what we have really to offer in the way of civilisation , seem to fail of their effect . The puzzle seems to be ...
... civilisation to a higher one ! Why , everywhere the attractions of this middle - class civilisation of ours , which is what we have really to offer in the way of civilisation , seem to fail of their effect . The puzzle seems to be ...
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... civilisation seems to men the most natural thing in the world and the only right civilisation , and where it gives entire satisfac- tion . But poor Mr. Sprigg has to report of a land plagued with a large intermixture of foreigners , to ...
... civilisation seems to men the most natural thing in the world and the only right civilisation , and where it gives entire satisfac- tion . But poor Mr. Sprigg has to report of a land plagued with a large intermixture of foreigners , to ...
Contents
THE INCOMPATIBLES I | 1 |
AN UNREGARDED IRISH GRIEVANCE | 79 |
ECCE CONVERTIMUR AD GENTES | 104 |
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