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But I thought it was right - I thought it was less weak , less indelicate than remaining at home to weep over departed hopes , which I then thought I must have had no right to form . Had I yielded to this weakness , mother , might it ...
But I thought it was right - I thought it was less weak , less indelicate than remaining at home to weep over departed hopes , which I then thought I must have had no right to form . Had I yielded to this weakness , mother , might it ...
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So subsided the laugh , and the abbot looked grave . " To decide , " quoth the abbot ( all perked up their ears , Proudly rose the monks ' hopes , firmly battling their fears ) , " Is hard , " said the abbot , I've thought long about it ...
So subsided the laugh , and the abbot looked grave . " To decide , " quoth the abbot ( all perked up their ears , Proudly rose the monks ' hopes , firmly battling their fears ) , " Is hard , " said the abbot , I've thought long about it ...
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A man whose impulses are in favour of stinginess is seldom generous on second thoughts ; but generosity often falls back upon meanness when it has had time to cogitate . Second thoughts are far less liable to say , boldly , " I'll make ...
A man whose impulses are in favour of stinginess is seldom generous on second thoughts ; but generosity often falls back upon meanness when it has had time to cogitate . Second thoughts are far less liable to say , boldly , " I'll make ...
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OF 1840 | 25 |
Lines written on visiting the cell of the Emperor Ivan in the Schlussel | 44 |
The Widow Married By Mrs Trollope Conclusion 60 206 | 60 |
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