Eclectic Magazine: Foreign Literature, Volume 54; Volume 117Leavitt, Throw and Company, 1891 |
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Page 34
... kind of knapsack on his back , but he said little about his cap- tures , and Gibbs taking no interest in such pursuits never asked leave to see what was in it . He also wrote a good deal . The daughter , who rejoiced in the quaint and ...
... kind of knapsack on his back , but he said little about his cap- tures , and Gibbs taking no interest in such pursuits never asked leave to see what was in it . He also wrote a good deal . The daughter , who rejoiced in the quaint and ...
Page 55
... kind to the individual and a cynic to the race . Late in the even- ing the gas flared in the little shop . Its shutters were just closed when the cheap playhouse , almost within sight , vomited forth its crowd , and loafers were many ...
... kind to the individual and a cynic to the race . Late in the even- ing the gas flared in the little shop . Its shutters were just closed when the cheap playhouse , almost within sight , vomited forth its crowd , and loafers were many ...
Page 62
... kind , but a man cannot possibly achieve any considerable success on his merits without a large amount of good fortune of some description coming to his aid . By luck or good fortune is not meant merely the operations of chance ; the ...
... kind , but a man cannot possibly achieve any considerable success on his merits without a large amount of good fortune of some description coming to his aid . By luck or good fortune is not meant merely the operations of chance ; the ...
Page 67
... kind of sneaking reverence , not only for lords , but also for remote collateral de- scendants of aristocratic families , and have not unfrequently shown a preference for leaders chosen from the " classes . " Pa- rentage still ...
... kind of sneaking reverence , not only for lords , but also for remote collateral de- scendants of aristocratic families , and have not unfrequently shown a preference for leaders chosen from the " classes . " Pa- rentage still ...
Page 71
... kind of luck , but it is also inherent merit . Natural talent sel- dom contributes to success except when it is cultivated , and when it is applied in a direction where it is appreciated , and when the person who possesses it knows how ...
... kind of luck , but it is also inherent merit . Natural talent sel- dom contributes to success except when it is cultivated , and when it is applied in a direction where it is appreciated , and when the person who possesses it knows how ...
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