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... eyes and a look of good - humoured determination . My mother was very small , with large brown eyes and hair of a rich reddish gold , exquisite features and a lovely skin . She was very much admired . One of her great friends was Lady ...
... eyes and a look of good - humoured determination . My mother was very small , with large brown eyes and hair of a rich reddish gold , exquisite features and a lovely skin . She was very much admired . One of her great friends was Lady ...
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... eyes to truth , beauty and goodness because they give no scope to your sense of the ridiculous . The humorist has a quick eye for the humbug ; he does not always recognize the saint . But if to see men one - sidedly is a heavy price to ...
... eyes to truth , beauty and goodness because they give no scope to your sense of the ridiculous . The humorist has a quick eye for the humbug ; he does not always recognize the saint . But if to see men one - sidedly is a heavy price to ...
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... eyes of his old associates and they are no longer at home with him . They may look upon him with envy or with admiration , but no longer as one of themselves . The new world into which his success has brought him excites his imagination ...
... eyes of his old associates and they are no longer at home with him . They may look upon him with envy or with admiration , but no longer as one of themselves . The new world into which his success has brought him excites his imagination ...
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