Polish Experiences During the Insurrection of 1863-4Macmillan and Company, 1864 - 350 страница |
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Страница 33 - Let the traveller drive up to a country house at what hour of the day or night he will, and he is certain of a cordial welcome from the proprietor. If he arrives at an unseasonable hour, it is taken for granted that he missed — the road, I was going to write, but I must adapt my language to the circumstances of the country, for often an uncultivated bit of field, where...
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Страница 342 - Krasinski were at least laid before the English reader. Were we but superficially acquainted with the masterpieces of Polish literature, we should not need the excitement of an insurrection to turn our thoughts towards, and remind us of the continued existence of that unfortunate nation. It should be borne in mind that the Poles do not die when the newspapers cease to write about them. That unintelligent sympathy which is ready to burst out in England whenever the Poles throw down the gauntlet to...