The Living Age, Том 297Living Age Company, 1918 |
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Стр. 80 - I even go so far as to say that, terrible as war may be, even war itself would be cheaply purchased if in a great and noble cause the Stars and Stripes and the Union Jack should wave together over an Anglo-Saxon alliance.
Стр. 559 - Hearts just as pure and fair May beat in Belgrave Square As in the lowly air Of Seven Dials.
Стр. 80 - If I had had a larger fleet I would have taken Uncle Sam by the scruff of the neck.
Стр. 38 - ... stringent are they ; inviolate they shall be. If at my individual convenience I might break them, what would be their worth ? They have a worth — so I have always believed ; and if I cannot believe it now, it is because I am insane — quite insane : with my veins running fire, and my heart beating faster than I can count its throbs. Preconceived opinions, foregone determinations, are all I have at this hour to stand by : there I plant my foot
Стр. 31 - There is so much good in the worst of us and so much bad in the best of us that it hardly behooves any of us to talk about the rest of us.
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