Story of a Life, Volume 5Harvill P., 1965 |
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Page 51
... thought - has dared to treat us in such a base and foul manner us who are able to create within ourselves a world of sentiments , thoughts and events so magnificent that in the face of it reality sometimes bears the aspect of clumsy ...
... thought - has dared to treat us in such a base and foul manner us who are able to create within ourselves a world of sentiments , thoughts and events so magnificent that in the face of it reality sometimes bears the aspect of clumsy ...
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... thought of life in the forest , in a village house , with elm branches peeping into windows and the smell of samovar smoke coming in from the yard in the dusk . This life was realized later in the Meshchery area , which became the ...
... thought of life in the forest , in a village house , with elm branches peeping into windows and the smell of samovar smoke coming in from the yard in the dusk . This life was realized later in the Meshchery area , which became the ...
Page 211
... thought . I thought of Maria and really imagined that it was to her I owed all this feast of light , mountains and plants . As if she had brought me by the hand to all these places and was laughing with pleasure at my wonderment . I did ...
... thought . I thought of Maria and really imagined that it was to her I owed all this feast of light , mountains and plants . As if she had brought me by the hand to all these places and was laughing with pleasure at my wonderment . I did ...
Contents
A Short Explanation page | 7 |
My Thanks to a Reader | 9 |
The Tobacco Republic | 13 |
Copyright | |
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