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... faces he meets , till the sense of loneliness becomes oppressive . An invisible but impass- able barrier seems to stand between him and the moving multitude . He hears languages that fall without a mean- ing upon his ear ; wonders at ...
... faces he meets , till the sense of loneliness becomes oppressive . An invisible but impass- able barrier seems to stand between him and the moving multitude . He hears languages that fall without a mean- ing upon his ear ; wonders at ...
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John Ross Browne. there is no kindred expression in their faces - no visible consciousness of a common humanity . It is natural that every stranger in a strange city should experience this feeling to some extent , but I know of no place ...
John Ross Browne. there is no kindred expression in their faces - no visible consciousness of a common humanity . It is natural that every stranger in a strange city should experience this feeling to some extent , but I know of no place ...
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... face with a grave and placid countenance , stroked his long beard , tucked the skirts of his long blue coat under him , and drove on again . After rattling over a series of the most frightful cobble - stone pavements ever designed as an ...
... face with a grave and placid countenance , stroked his long beard , tucked the skirts of his long blue coat under him , and drove on again . After rattling over a series of the most frightful cobble - stone pavements ever designed as an ...
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... faces , and turning the whole subject over and over again , without the slightest probability of an equitable conclusion . At length my interpreter said , " Perhaps , sir , you had bet- ter pay it . The man says you kept him running ...
... faces , and turning the whole subject over and over again , without the slightest probability of an equitable conclusion . At length my interpreter said , " Perhaps , sir , you had bet- ter pay it . The man says you kept him running ...
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... face ; but the little steamer keeps on - she is used to it , like the eels , and never bursts up . Winding through the varied channels of the Neva , under bridges , through narrow passes , among wood - boats , row - boats , and ship ...
... face ; but the little steamer keeps on - she is used to it , like the eels , and never bursts up . Winding through the varied channels of the Neva , under bridges , through narrow passes , among wood - boats , row - boats , and ship ...
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