Phoenix, Volume 1Sri Lanka Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, 1990 - Commonwealth literature (English) |
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Page 26
... never again falls over me , the shadow of God falls over me As I stand at the gate of eternity . Jean Arasanayagam Inheritance I often wonder what he wore , that Coopman or boekhouder in that steaming climate ? He never went back to ...
... never again falls over me , the shadow of God falls over me As I stand at the gate of eternity . Jean Arasanayagam Inheritance I often wonder what he wore , that Coopman or boekhouder in that steaming climate ? He never went back to ...
Page 48
... never felt happy . Feeling unaccepted ( even ridiculed ) ,; failing to find a personal relationship of some permanence ( I never found love : LI ) ; rejecting trivial , sexual affairs ' , she yearned for that kind of politics she ...
... never felt happy . Feeling unaccepted ( even ridiculed ) ,; failing to find a personal relationship of some permanence ( I never found love : LI ) ; rejecting trivial , sexual affairs ' , she yearned for that kind of politics she ...
Page 58
... never get past a few pages . I disliked the image of a woman continually in bed with men she despises . It's just a waste . It seemed to reflect personal problem . A lot of women , myself included , never find the great love . But I ...
... never get past a few pages . I disliked the image of a woman continually in bed with men she despises . It's just a waste . It seemed to reflect personal problem . A lot of women , myself included , never find the great love . But I ...
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