How to Observe: Morals and MannersC. Knight and Company, 1838 - 238 páginas |
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... looked into , reveal more of the mind of the observer than of the observed ? If it be thus with us at home , amid all the general resemblances , the prevalent influences which furnish an interpretation to a large number of facts , what ...
... looked into , reveal more of the mind of the observer than of the observed ? If it be thus with us at home , amid all the general resemblances , the prevalent influences which furnish an interpretation to a large number of facts , what ...
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... looked for in the future , or in those countries which represent somewhat of the future , as others af- ford a weakened image of the past ? What allowance is the traveller in America to make ? Almost precisely the reverse of what he ...
... looked for in the future , or in those countries which represent somewhat of the future , as others af- ford a weakened image of the past ? What allowance is the traveller in America to make ? Almost precisely the reverse of what he ...
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... looked , drenched and cold . The traveller was marching on over the rocky road , his book safe in its oilskin cover , and his clothesbag similarly protected ; his face bright and glowing with exercise , and his summer jacket of linen ...
... looked , drenched and cold . The traveller was marching on over the rocky road , his book safe in its oilskin cover , and his clothesbag similarly protected ; his face bright and glowing with exercise , and his summer jacket of linen ...
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... looked just as happy on other days . Sometimes we passed him lying along on a hillside ; sometimes talking with a family at the door of a log - house ; sometimes reading as he walked under the shade of the forest . I , for one , often ...
... looked just as happy on other days . Sometimes we passed him lying along on a hillside ; sometimes talking with a family at the door of a log - house ; sometimes reading as he walked under the shade of the forest . I , for one , often ...
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... looked for , in- stead of generalizations being framed from the manners of individuals . In cities , do social meetings abound ? and what are their purposes and character ? Are they most religious , political , or festive ? If religious ...
... looked for , in- stead of generalizations being framed from the manners of individuals . In cities , do social meetings abound ? and what are their purposes and character ? Are they most religious , political , or festive ? If religious ...
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