The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 145Atlantic Monthly Company, 1930 - American literature |
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In short , the sense of occasional failure , of discouragement , of disappointment , which inevitably comes with imaginative obsession ... The highs and lows of life are taken as they come , without disturbance of sleep or digestion .
In short , the sense of occasional failure , of discouragement , of disappointment , which inevitably comes with imaginative obsession ... The highs and lows of life are taken as they come , without disturbance of sleep or digestion .
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We lie awake watching ourselves , fearful that sleep may not come . Or we try to use the waking time for planning . ... A good many hours may be spent in bed , where rest is had , whether sleep comes or not . I do not toss about .
We lie awake watching ourselves , fearful that sleep may not come . Or we try to use the waking time for planning . ... A good many hours may be spent in bed , where rest is had , whether sleep comes or not . I do not toss about .
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Well , about three months after she died a pack peddler comes to town , one of them Canucks from across the border ... They don't come no more nowadays , but when I was a gal there used to be quite a sight on ' em drift through the town ...
Well , about three months after she died a pack peddler comes to town , one of them Canucks from across the border ... They don't come no more nowadays , but when I was a gal there used to be quite a sight on ' em drift through the town ...
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