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William Somerset Maugham. They say that life is short ; to those who look back it may seem short enough ; but to those who look forward , it is hor- ribly long , endless . Sometimes one feels one cannot endure it . Why cannot one fall ...
William Somerset Maugham. They say that life is short ; to those who look back it may seem short enough ; but to those who look forward , it is hor- ribly long , endless . Sometimes one feels one cannot endure it . Why cannot one fall ...
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... short , and one might almost say child - like . It was a curious emotion to sail through this silent sea under the stars and the passionate sky , while the kanakas played and sang and danced . At last they grew tired and stretched them ...
... short , and one might almost say child - like . It was a curious emotion to sail through this silent sea under the stars and the passionate sky , while the kanakas played and sang and danced . At last they grew tired and stretched them ...
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... short , with thick , coarse features and a shock of grey hair . He had the look of a socialist orator in any part of the world , and he spoke at inordinate length , with wearisome emphasis . Tsesetelli , the Minister of Foreign Affairs ...
... short , with thick , coarse features and a shock of grey hair . He had the look of a socialist orator in any part of the world , and he spoke at inordinate length , with wearisome emphasis . Tsesetelli , the Minister of Foreign Affairs ...
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