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... eye in idleness , but because I am morbidly attracted to it in a dread desire to know what he will do next , and whether it will be my turn to suffer or somebody else's . A lane of small boys beyond me , with the same interest in his eye ...
... eye in idleness , but because I am morbidly attracted to it in a dread desire to know what he will do next , and whether it will be my turn to suffer or somebody else's . A lane of small boys beyond me , with the same interest in his eye ...
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... eye - to - eye , and of course you'll believe what I'm telling you . " BULL SESSION Sometimes it doesn't take much to ... eyes of his . " Business profits too big ? " he said , with a chuckle . " Why , son , they're as American as apple ...
... eye - to - eye , and of course you'll believe what I'm telling you . " BULL SESSION Sometimes it doesn't take much to ... eyes of his . " Business profits too big ? " he said , with a chuckle . " Why , son , they're as American as apple ...
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... eyes of the Lord than acts of kindness and love . On the other hand , the deliberate use of anticlimax may be a sign of great wit , of a mind which instinctively perceives the ridiculous side by side with the serious . Byron likes to ...
... eyes of the Lord than acts of kindness and love . On the other hand , the deliberate use of anticlimax may be a sign of great wit , of a mind which instinctively perceives the ridiculous side by side with the serious . Byron likes to ...
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