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... remember how , as we passed under the arch of the towering Elizabethan gate - house that overlooks the remains of the ruined castle , where young Edward Gibbon , still a reluctant officer of the South Hampshire Regiment , once helped to ...
... remember how , as we passed under the arch of the towering Elizabethan gate - house that overlooks the remains of the ruined castle , where young Edward Gibbon , still a reluctant officer of the South Hampshire Regiment , once helped to ...
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... remember , was the subject of our last conversation , though I have forgotten how or where we met . I remember , too , that his air of perpetual youth delighted me , and , as we talked of the poet we both loved , the gust of enthusiasm ...
... remember , was the subject of our last conversation , though I have forgotten how or where we met . I remember , too , that his air of perpetual youth delighted me , and , as we talked of the poet we both loved , the gust of enthusiasm ...
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... remember . Her arrival at a friend's house was always an inspiriting event . Both she and Elizabeth Bowen were courageous motorists ; and Rose drove her diminutive car with as much verve , and as little regard for other traffic , as ...
... remember . Her arrival at a friend's house was always an inspiriting event . Both she and Elizabeth Bowen were courageous motorists ; and Rose drove her diminutive car with as much verve , and as little regard for other traffic , as ...
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The Desire to Please | 25 |
The Disinterested Gift | 47 |
The Death of the Lion | 66 |
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