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Page 74
... says that he preferred good sermons by others to bad ones of the minister's own manufacture . He repeatedly notices ridiculous incongruity by putting an apt word in a startlingly subordinate place and thus shocking us into a fresh ...
... says that he preferred good sermons by others to bad ones of the minister's own manufacture . He repeatedly notices ridiculous incongruity by putting an apt word in a startlingly subordinate place and thus shocking us into a fresh ...
Page 131
... says he has learned in school that courage and shrewdness will make him rich3 - rides on this " volcano , " with no notion of history or of any dissatisfac- tion among the slaves , seeing only what he wants to see and “ overseeing ...
... says he has learned in school that courage and shrewdness will make him rich3 - rides on this " volcano , " with no notion of history or of any dissatisfac- tion among the slaves , seeing only what he wants to see and “ overseeing ...
Page 132
... says , is a sign , a glance , some momentary recognition from his father - even an angry recognition - of their ... says " he will be satisfied if only Sutpen will say , " You are my oldest son . Protect your sister ; never see either of ...
... says , is a sign , a glance , some momentary recognition from his father - even an angry recognition - of their ... says " he will be satisfied if only Sutpen will say , " You are my oldest son . Protect your sister ; never see either of ...
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