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... speak are the signs of the physical terror of death , which the bravest may feel , but that he spoke the words he did shows strange courage . The flesh was weak , but the spirit unconquerable . 1894 These last days everyone has been in ...
... speak are the signs of the physical terror of death , which the bravest may feel , but that he spoke the words he did shows strange courage . The flesh was weak , but the spirit unconquerable . 1894 These last days everyone has been in ...
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... and French are spoken indiffer- ently . The natives speak French trailingly , with an accent that reminds you of that of the Russian students in Paris . Round each little house there is a garden , wild and [ 133 ] A WRITER'S NOTEBOOK.
... and French are spoken indiffer- ently . The natives speak French trailingly , with an accent that reminds you of that of the Russian students in Paris . Round each little house there is a garden , wild and [ 133 ] A WRITER'S NOTEBOOK.
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... speak English with a vile accent , or broad Scotch . They have vul- gar minds , occupied only with rubber and its price and the sports of their club . Their wives are either very genteel and anxious to be ladies , or else blatant ...
... speak English with a vile accent , or broad Scotch . They have vul- gar minds , occupied only with rubber and its price and the sports of their club . Their wives are either very genteel and anxious to be ladies , or else blatant ...
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