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I am reading the Thomas de Quincey's essay On War. Supposing the war could be abolished, he says: "Allowances for wounds cannot be thought of, when all wounds shall have ceased except those...

Hello, I am reading this novel and in page 74 find that sentence (in bold) I don't understand (I cite for the context):

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'And what's that?' said Paul, pointing to notebooks underneath the...

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the very beginning of this story reads: "It was Lady Windermere’s last reception before Easter, and Bentinck House was even more crowded than usual. Six Cabinet Ministers had come on from...

Hi there,
in his article "Christmas", Chesterton includes this rather obscure paragraph:

Another instance of the same illogicality I observed the other day at some kind of "At Home." I saw what...

Thanks, Gwil; I strongly guessed the meaning of DV (in Spanish -because I translate into this language--, 'Si Dios quiere' that is also a set phrase) but just wanted to be sure.

But I have -and...

To Neely: Hi, let me ask for your help again, this time about Saki whom I'm translating too. I've posted some question in his forum but have not received any response, maybe you know his work as well...

I go on translating Saki and asking all the good Sakians: What do you think the initials "D.V." mean here: "His wife was really to be pitied,
because he had been the only person in the house who...

I am translating Saki, and I wonder and ask everyone: why does he say 'the City, where the patriotism comes from' in the following context: "The Beauwhistles weren’t born in the Purple, you know, but...

Well, I am very grateful for your almost overwhelming response that shows a quite deep knowledge of the Wilde's work, much deeper in any case than mine... Just let me ask you a further question:...

Hello to everyone, I'm translating Wilde's Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young into Spanish and would like to ask your opinion on the sense of the term 'profile' or 'profiles' when he...