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... later on came to have his doubts about ' patriotism ' . Marmor Norfolciense , a year later , acknowledged that breed which is ' made a patriot by disappointment or disgust ' . The Dictionary was to give as its secondary definition of ...
... later on came to have his doubts about ' patriotism ' . Marmor Norfolciense , a year later , acknowledged that breed which is ' made a patriot by disappointment or disgust ' . The Dictionary was to give as its secondary definition of ...
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... later : a letter which , unfortunately , cannot be read with an entirely straight face : DEAR HONOURED MOTHER , Your weakness afflicts me beyond what I am willing to communicate to you . I do not think you unfit for death , but I know ...
... later : a letter which , unfortunately , cannot be read with an entirely straight face : DEAR HONOURED MOTHER , Your weakness afflicts me beyond what I am willing to communicate to you . I do not think you unfit for death , but I know ...
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... later revives an image of a fierce and noble patriarchal society , when describing the laird of Col with his clansmen running to touch him ; or , later , the McLean who said of his chief , ' I would cut my bones for him'.64 However , we ...
... later revives an image of a fierce and noble patriarchal society , when describing the laird of Col with his clansmen running to touch him ; or , later , the McLean who said of his chief , ' I would cut my bones for him'.64 However , we ...
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surly virtue and pleasing dream | 4 |
The Vanity of Human Wishes | 42 |
those that aspire to the name | 57 |
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