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... looks as though it was his thoughts that he could not forgive himself . It would be a comfort to know that even the ... look upon our fellows , even the most eminent and respectable , with humour and if they lead us to take ourselves ...
... looks as though it was his thoughts that he could not forgive himself . It would be a comfort to know that even the ... look upon our fellows , even the most eminent and respectable , with humour and if they lead us to take ourselves ...
Page 83
... look up and saw the clouds lit by the setting sun . I paused to look at the lovely sight and I thought to myself : Thank God , I can look at a sunset now without having to think how to describe it . I meant then never to write another ...
... look up and saw the clouds lit by the setting sun . I paused to look at the lovely sight and I thought to myself : Thank God , I can look at a sunset now without having to think how to describe it . I meant then never to write another ...
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... look at from a distance and know for the mirage it was . When I look back on my life , with its successes and its failures , its endless errors , its deceptions and its fulfilments , its joys and miseries , it seems to me strangely ...
... look at from a distance and know for the mirage it was . When I look back on my life , with its successes and its failures , its endless errors , its deceptions and its fulfilments , its joys and miseries , it seems to me strangely ...
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