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'Umble we are 'umble we have been 'umble we shall ever be.

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We spent as much money as we could, and got as little for it as people could make up their minds to give us. We were always more or less miserable, an...more

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... I have always thought of Christmas-time... as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time I know of, in the long cale...more

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I laboured hard at my book, without allowing it to interfere with the punctual discharge of my newspaper duties; and it came out and was very successf...more

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He couldn't be a doctor, or he would have a quieter and more persuasive manner.

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Brag is a good dog, but Holdfast is a better.

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Weel, ma´am' said Stephen, making the best of it, with a smile; 'when I ha´finished off, I mun quit this part, and try another. Fortnet or misfortnet,...more

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Sudden shifts and changes are no bad preparation for political life.