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... turned to the last human being still to be seen above the waters , and shouted to him not to be afraid of death , as there was certainly no hell , and that his life , no matter how de- graded and miserable , had been a glori- ous ...
... turned to the last human being still to be seen above the waters , and shouted to him not to be afraid of death , as there was certainly no hell , and that his life , no matter how de- graded and miserable , had been a glori- ous ...
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... turned his eyes up- wards to the starry heavens , and a sense came over him of the eternity and the immensity of Nature , and the de- monstrable absence of any intelligence that guided it . These 36 THE NEW PAUL AND VIRGINIA ;
... turned his eyes up- wards to the starry heavens , and a sense came over him of the eternity and the immensity of Nature , and the de- monstrable absence of any intelligence that guided it . These 36 THE NEW PAUL AND VIRGINIA ;
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... turned quite pale , her lips quivered , and ex- claiming , ' How dare you ! —and I , too , the wife of a bishop ! ' she left the room in hysterics . The Professor could make nothing of this . Though he had dissected many dead women , he ...
... turned quite pale , her lips quivered , and ex- claiming , ' How dare you ! —and I , too , the wife of a bishop ! ' she left the room in hysterics . The Professor could make nothing of this . Though he had dissected many dead women , he ...
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... turned to Virginia , and suddenly tried to crown the general bliss by kissing her . Virginia started back , looking fire and fury at him . The Professor was com- pletely astounded by an Occurrence so unnatural , and exclaimed in a voice ...
... turned to Virginia , and suddenly tried to crown the general bliss by kissing her . Virginia started back , looking fire and fury at him . The Professor was com- pletely astounded by an Occurrence so unnatural , and exclaimed in a voice ...
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... turned , I know he will be at me again . ' ' Will you never , ' said Paul , by this time a little irritated , will you never listen to exact thought ? The curate is now reflecting ; and a little reflection must inevitably convince him ...
... turned , I know he will be at me again . ' ' Will you never , ' said Paul , by this time a little irritated , will you never listen to exact thought ? The curate is now reflecting ; and a little reflection must inevitably convince him ...
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