"The Lord Mayor formally declared the aerodrome opened, and turned
on the flute diverting the waters of the Cardinal Wolsey river
underground."--_Evening News_.
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From an interview with Lord ROBERT CECIL, as reported by _The
Manchester Guardian_:--
"It is literally true of the British soldier that he is _tans peur
et tans rapproche_."
This perhaps explains some recent reflections on the linguistic
accomplishments of our Foreign Office.
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