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I speak from inward prompting , based upon observation and reflection . " " You would make a sacrifice to render her happy ? " " I can make her happy without a sac- rifice . " " But should the need arise ? " " If I were convinced of it ...
I speak from inward prompting , based upon observation and reflection . " " You would make a sacrifice to render her happy ? " " I can make her happy without a sac- rifice . " " But should the need arise ? " " If I were convinced of it ...
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When Aretino , that unscrupulous gladiator of the pen , was asked how men might best speak evil of their neighbors , he replied : " By telling the truth , by tell- ing the truth . " And Cellini understood with keen sagacity this force ...
When Aretino , that unscrupulous gladiator of the pen , was asked how men might best speak evil of their neighbors , he replied : " By telling the truth , by tell- ing the truth . " And Cellini understood with keen sagacity this force ...
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Not another reasonable word could I get him to speak . As for myself , it was long before I fell asleep . The mu- sic I had heard , Grisi's divine voice , the lights and crowded faces of the opera- house , my friend's attitude as ...
Not another reasonable word could I get him to speak . As for myself , it was long before I fell asleep . The mu- sic I had heard , Grisi's divine voice , the lights and crowded faces of the opera- house , my friend's attitude as ...
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