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I mean , it seems a pity and all that . ' The horse went on chatting until they came to the fence debarring him from the next field . ' Well , good day to you , sir . It's been very pleasant chatting to you on this lovely June morning .
I mean , it seems a pity and all that . ' The horse went on chatting until they came to the fence debarring him from the next field . ' Well , good day to you , sir . It's been very pleasant chatting to you on this lovely June morning .
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In the ensuing fight , the rat , who was no mean ' scrapper ' , lost an ear and a great deal of fur . More indignant than shaken , the rat reconnoitred the space still to be traversed , made sure that the way was clear , and slipped ...
In the ensuing fight , the rat , who was no mean ' scrapper ' , lost an ear and a great deal of fur . More indignant than shaken , the rat reconnoitred the space still to be traversed , made sure that the way was clear , and slipped ...
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I tell it , therefore , in what I conceive to be a mean ; to some , inevitably , that will not be a golden mean . One cannot please everyone . But then , he who tries to please everyone succeeds only in pleasing no one , least of all ...
I tell it , therefore , in what I conceive to be a mean ; to some , inevitably , that will not be a golden mean . One cannot please everyone . But then , he who tries to please everyone succeeds only in pleasing no one , least of all ...
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| Title | The ʻshaggy Dogʼ Story: Its Origin, Development, and Nature (with a Few Seemly Examples) |
| Author | Eric Partridge |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | Philosophical Library, 1954 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 4 Mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 0802212794, 9780802212795 |
| Length | 107 pages |
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