The North American Review, Volume 225University of Northern Iowa, 1928 - North American review Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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Page 31
... period ( from 248 in May , 1920 , to 120 in January , 1922 ) . Again , while non - agricultural prices rose 8 per cent . in 1924-25 ( from 150 in June , 1924 , to 162 in February , 1925 ) , agricultural prices rose 21 per cent . in the ...
... period ( from 248 in May , 1920 , to 120 in January , 1922 ) . Again , while non - agricultural prices rose 8 per cent . in 1924-25 ( from 150 in June , 1924 , to 162 in February , 1925 ) , agricultural prices rose 21 per cent . in the ...
Page 65
... period of the first dead lift is past . We have our alliance and are on our way ; at least as far as that particular thing is concerned . But bluff we as we may , the most of us are reluctant to tackle anything new ; very reluctant . We ...
... period of the first dead lift is past . We have our alliance and are on our way ; at least as far as that particular thing is concerned . But bluff we as we may , the most of us are reluctant to tackle anything new ; very reluctant . We ...
Page 86
... period novel in the English lan- guage , liked Kingsley and called him " a fine , go ahead fellow " , but he thought he had little knowledge of the world ; a quite just judg- ment of a man and a type that never acquire such knowledge ...
... period novel in the English lan- guage , liked Kingsley and called him " a fine , go ahead fellow " , but he thought he had little knowledge of the world ; a quite just judg- ment of a man and a type that never acquire such knowledge ...
Page 87
... period ; it was very full , dared long quotations , and showed rather more instinctive understanding of the English of the day than did the much more famous work of Taine . The novel itself is old fashioned ; it has the large , well ...
... period ; it was very full , dared long quotations , and showed rather more instinctive understanding of the English of the day than did the much more famous work of Taine . The novel itself is old fashioned ; it has the large , well ...
Page 90
... period has been called utilitarian among other things , and it had its Manchester School ; the present may be called that of Expediency . Kingsley was having a thoroughly good time in his own way with his own crowd , for all that the ...
... period has been called utilitarian among other things , and it had its Manchester School ; the present may be called that of Expediency . Kingsley was having a thoroughly good time in his own way with his own crowd , for all that the ...
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