Essays on things
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1. Front matter2. I SUNRISE3. II MOLASSES4. III RESOLUTIONS WHEN I COME TO BE OLD5. IV ENGLISH AND AMERICAN HUMOUR6. V A PAIR OF SOCKS7. VI AN INSPIRING CEMETERY8. VII ANCIENT FOOTBALL9. VIII RIVERS10. IX ONE DAY AT A TIME11. X CITY AND COUNTRY12. XI AGE BEFORE BEAUTY13. XII CHURCH UNITY14. XIII POLITICAL HISTORY15. XIV A ROOM WITHOUT A VIEW16. XV TEA17. XVI THE WEATHER18. XVII WAR19. XVIII MAN AND BOY20. XIX AMBITION21. XX BIRDS AND STATESMEN22. XXI RUSSIA BEFORE THE REVOLUTION23. XXII THE DEVIL24. XXIII THE FORSYTE SAGA25. XXIV PROFESSION AND PRACTICE26. XXV LONDON AS A SUMMER RESORT27. XXVI WHAT THE MAN WILL WEAR28. XXVII DREAMS29. XXVIII EATING BREAKFAST30. XXIX THE MOTHER TONGUE31. XXX OUR SOUTH AS CURE FOR FLU32. XXXI GOING TO CHURCH IN PARIS33. XXXII OPTIMISM AND PESSIMISM34. XXXIII TRANSLATIONS35. XXXIV MUSIC OF THE SPHERES36. XXXV DOG BOOKS37. XXXVI GOING TO HONOLULU38. XXXVII HYMNS39. XXXVIII OLD-FASHIONED SNOBS40. XXXIX A FAIR CITY41. XL TRADITIONS42. XLI SPOOKS43. XLII TRIAL BY JURY44. XLIII ATHLETICS45. XLIV A PRIVATE LIBRARY ALL YOUR OWN46. XLV THE GREATEST COMMON DIVISOR47. XLVI THE GREAT AMERICAN GAME48. XLVII TEN SIXTY-SIX49. XLVIII GOING ABROAD THE FIRST TIME50. XLIX SPIRITUAL HEALING51. L SUPERSTITION52. LI THE IMPORTANCE OF THE EARTH53. LII WHAT SHALL I THINK ABOUT?