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He was rooted where he sat ; never would he move again , never would he leave lightly , go somewhere else , take up another life ; that was all daydream . He thought , I shall never try anything , not now that I know what you lose .
He was rooted where he sat ; never would he move again , never would he leave lightly , go somewhere else , take up another life ; that was all daydream . He thought , I shall never try anything , not now that I know what you lose .
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I never quitted an army less willingly , for never have I been received with such kindness by men whom I have liked so well . ' It is curious that the Turkish - Servian and Russo - Turkish wars are the only two campaigns in modern ...
I never quitted an army less willingly , for never have I been received with such kindness by men whom I have liked so well . ' It is curious that the Turkish - Servian and Russo - Turkish wars are the only two campaigns in modern ...
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“ I don't as a matter of fact , and never have done . For one thing I always shoot on Boxing Day . That too is an annual event . I drive out in the morning and don't get back until the family are sweeping up crumbs and the crinkly paper ...
“ I don't as a matter of fact , and never have done . For one thing I always shoot on Boxing Day . That too is an annual event . I drive out in the morning and don't get back until the family are sweeping up crumbs and the crinkly paper ...
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POEMS translated by Graeme Wilson | 28 |
PRISONER by Elizabeth Jennings | 53 |
JOHN MURRAY 50 ALBEMARLE STREET LONDON WIX | 75 |
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