The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 146Atlantic Monthly Company, 1930 - American essays |
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Page 105
For a wild animal's eyes are weak members when they look straight into human eyes , and embarrassing to their savage owner , whereas a man's strength is in his eyes . He could not . face danger without eyes , for what he really does is ...
For a wild animal's eyes are weak members when they look straight into human eyes , and embarrassing to their savage owner , whereas a man's strength is in his eyes . He could not . face danger without eyes , for what he really does is ...
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Could anybody be so crazy as to look for sport in mid - ocean in a thing like this ? ' These questions prodded the pride of the Thetans . Their schooner was a staunch little ship , designed especially for ocean cruising .
Could anybody be so crazy as to look for sport in mid - ocean in a thing like this ? ' These questions prodded the pride of the Thetans . Their schooner was a staunch little ship , designed especially for ocean cruising .
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But it looks like silver , ' I was informed , doubtingly . ' Lots of things look like what they are not . A crocodile looks like a log , a python like a hanging branch . Why should this not look like silver ? ' That went home .
But it looks like silver , ' I was informed , doubtingly . ' Lots of things look like what they are not . A crocodile looks like a log , a python like a hanging branch . Why should this not look like silver ? ' That went home .
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