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Pagina 401
... say anything to get attention . Now he is generally recognized as meaning what he says , and as saying it with extraordinary cleverness and force . Shaw was born in Ireland of English Protestant stock . He says he never learned anything ...
... say anything to get attention . Now he is generally recognized as meaning what he says , and as saying it with extraordinary cleverness and force . Shaw was born in Ireland of English Protestant stock . He says he never learned anything ...
Pagina 402
... says , " is to tell the truth ; it is the funniest joke in the world . " Again , he has said that he tries to say what he has to say in the most irritating manner pos- sible , as the only way to start people thinking . Among his most ...
... says , " is to tell the truth ; it is the funniest joke in the world . " Again , he has said that he tries to say what he has to say in the most irritating manner pos- sible , as the only way to start people thinking . Among his most ...
Pagina 413
... says , " I practiced almost not at all , and disliked my profession thor- oughly . " Being financially independent , he spent almost two years in travel , visiting Russia , Canada , Australia , New Zealand , the Fiji Islands , and South ...
... says , " I practiced almost not at all , and disliked my profession thor- oughly . " Being financially independent , he spent almost two years in travel , visiting Russia , Canada , Australia , New Zealand , the Fiji Islands , and South ...
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THE BACKGROUNDS OF ENGLISH LITERATURE | 3 |
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VERSE | 15 |
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