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Page 82
... mother to find themselves in , its evasions and its anaesthetic phrases are appropriate and truly pathetic in the light of what Brandes tells us of the consequences of stifling the “ joy of life . ” In this particular situation , Helene ...
... mother to find themselves in , its evasions and its anaesthetic phrases are appropriate and truly pathetic in the light of what Brandes tells us of the consequences of stifling the “ joy of life . ” In this particular situation , Helene ...
Page 83
... mother has always wanted him to be - hers , hers alone , incapable of resistance , to possess and use as she pleases . In these terms , of course , the sunrise is the grimmest irony , for that mythic embodiment of godlike truth and ...
... mother has always wanted him to be - hers , hers alone , incapable of resistance , to possess and use as she pleases . In these terms , of course , the sunrise is the grimmest irony , for that mythic embodiment of godlike truth and ...
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... mother wren in Macbeth ) and ornithologists alike ascribe to mother birds . Her affection for Hjalmar may , finally , be deeper still , and an instance of touching loyalty — or of brainless Darwinian adaptation to circumstance . We must ...
... mother wren in Macbeth ) and ornithologists alike ascribe to mother birds . Her affection for Hjalmar may , finally , be deeper still , and an instance of touching loyalty — or of brainless Darwinian adaptation to circumstance . We must ...
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