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... believed , that ' keeps one's mind buoyant ... " The story of Harold's marriage , as it has been unfolded by his son , ' is surely among the strangest records of its kind pub- lished in the present age , and illustrates both the ...
... believed , that ' keeps one's mind buoyant ... " The story of Harold's marriage , as it has been unfolded by his son , ' is surely among the strangest records of its kind pub- lished in the present age , and illustrates both the ...
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... believed , should be allowed to overrule the poet's personal initiative ; and he noted down his latest linguistic discoveries , before putting them away , together with rhyme - schemes and significant images , until they could be ...
... believed , should be allowed to overrule the poet's personal initiative ; and he noted down his latest linguistic discoveries , before putting them away , together with rhyme - schemes and significant images , until they could be ...
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... believed , like an eighteenth - century blue - stocking or a disciple of George Sand , that the senses needed careful nourishment , and that the heart must have its freedom . - Her first love - affair - probably her earliest experience ...
... believed , like an eighteenth - century blue - stocking or a disciple of George Sand , that the senses needed careful nourishment , and that the heart must have its freedom . - Her first love - affair - probably her earliest experience ...
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The Desire to Please | 25 |
The Disinterested Gift | 47 |
The Death of the Lion | 66 |
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