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... never pass the village without admiring the unstudied combination , which makes of this building , constructed by chance , a model of picturesque taste . Thus , in winter , the river overflows and floods the meadows . It was necessary ...
... never pass the village without admiring the unstudied combination , which makes of this building , constructed by chance , a model of picturesque taste . Thus , in winter , the river overflows and floods the meadows . It was necessary ...
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... never have been able to find good reasons for my conduct . But you will pardon me if I have given you trouble : it was not done willingly . On the contrary , I wished to serve you if I had been able , for your mother was well loved in ...
... never have been able to find good reasons for my conduct . But you will pardon me if I have given you trouble : it was not done willingly . On the contrary , I wished to serve you if I had been able , for your mother was well loved in ...
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... never studied , either with a curé or in a seminary ; my father and mother were too poor for that . Besides , when I was at the proper age for learning , there were not even curés in the parishes , or bells in the steeples . I have ...
... never studied , either with a curé or in a seminary ; my father and mother were too poor for that . Besides , when I was at the proper age for learning , there were not even curés in the parishes , or bells in the steeples . I have ...
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... never weary . Can one feel weary in the society of him who knows everything , who says everything , who hears all that we have to say to him , and who is never tired of hearing us and answering us in our hearts ? I. No ; but it requires ...
... never weary . Can one feel weary in the society of him who knows everything , who says everything , who hears all that we have to say to him , and who is never tired of hearing us and answering us in our hearts ? I. No ; but it requires ...
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... never felt the need of speaking . I. There are souls so full of thoughts and feelings that they cannot pour them out . Perhaps it is thus with yours . He . Oh , I do not believe it , sir ; I say nothing , because I have nothing to say ...
... never felt the need of speaking . I. There are souls so full of thoughts and feelings that they cannot pour them out . Perhaps it is thus with yours . He . Oh , I do not believe it , sir ; I say nothing , because I have nothing to say ...
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