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Verily it is not good for man to be alone ; he is by nature a savage , and it is only the refining influence of female society that saves him from utter barbarism . In other respects the society of Dharwar is as agreeable as one can ...
Verily it is not good for man to be alone ; he is by nature a savage , and it is only the refining influence of female society that saves him from utter barbarism . In other respects the society of Dharwar is as agreeable as one can ...
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I felt that I was a man - that the field of adventure was opened to me - I felt the inexpressible delight of beholding nature face to face - primitive nature in all her unadorned loveliness . I revelled in the idea of per- fect solitude ...
I felt that I was a man - that the field of adventure was opened to me - I felt the inexpressible delight of beholding nature face to face - primitive nature in all her unadorned loveliness . I revelled in the idea of per- fect solitude ...
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Where is the sense , the sanity of this affectation of the hard worldly feeling , in natures to which it is perfectly ... would denote a nature " with- out form , and void , " with darkness ever growing thicker upon the face of it .
Where is the sense , the sanity of this affectation of the hard worldly feeling , in natures to which it is perfectly ... would denote a nature " with- out form , and void , " with darkness ever growing thicker upon the face of it .
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