The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 128Atlantic Monthly Company, 1921 - American essays |
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My life , I suddenly realized , had had an aim it was to stand here on the threshold of the city that was my home , homeless , helpless , and friendless , one of the common crowd . That was it — one of the common crowd .
My life , I suddenly realized , had had an aim it was to stand here on the threshold of the city that was my home , homeless , helpless , and friendless , one of the common crowd . That was it — one of the common crowd .
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stand , but that was so , and I had. She was the governess of little Wini- fred Meryon , whose father held the au- gust position of General Commanding the Frontier Forces , and her mother the more commanding position of the reign- ing ...
stand , but that was so , and I had. She was the governess of little Wini- fred Meryon , whose father held the au- gust position of General Commanding the Frontier Forces , and her mother the more commanding position of the reign- ing ...
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The power to enjoy it to under- stand it . I want you always with me to interpret , like a guide to a blind fellow . I am no better . ” ' Say like a dog , at once ! ' she inter- rupted . ' At least , you are frank enough to put it on ...
The power to enjoy it to under- stand it . I want you always with me to interpret , like a guide to a blind fellow . I am no better . ” ' Say like a dog , at once ! ' she inter- rupted . ' At least , you are frank enough to put it on ...
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If I spoke forever , I could not make you under- stand how much I know , and why . So I shall quite certainly go back to it . Nothing Nothing - you , least of all - can hold me . But you are my friend - that is a - true bond .
If I spoke forever , I could not make you under- stand how much I know , and why . So I shall quite certainly go back to it . Nothing Nothing - you , least of all - can hold me . But you are my friend - that is a - true bond .
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And so , as the time came near when Paul must stand his turn , his ever - present under - horror became a constant obsession , and his nightly dreams were of conscription , of Austrian officers striking him with swords , of hideous ...
And so , as the time came near when Paul must stand his turn , his ever - present under - horror became a constant obsession , and his nightly dreams were of conscription , of Austrian officers striking him with swords , of hideous ...
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