Growing: An Autobiography of the Years 1904 to 1911Woolf's account of his seven years as a civil servant in Ceylon. "He has a seemingly effortless way with words which is beautiful and spellbinding" (J. M. Edelstein, New Republic). Index; photographs. |
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... give me the greatest pleasure both emotionally and intellect- ually . I get deep affection for cats and dogs , and ... gives to my affection for them a mysterious depth or background . I do not think that from the human point of view ...
... give me the greatest pleasure both emotionally and intellect- ually . I get deep affection for cats and dogs , and ... gives to my affection for them a mysterious depth or background . I do not think that from the human point of view ...
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... give you the chance of a shot at them as they circle high over your head . I always remained a very poor shot , but I got to know the ways of the jungle and of its birds and beasts quite well so that I was a fairly good tracker . But ...
... give you the chance of a shot at them as they circle high over your head . I always remained a very poor shot , but I got to know the ways of the jungle and of its birds and beasts quite well so that I was a fairly good tracker . But ...
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... give him sight . The God had not heard their prayers and they thought that perhaps if they made the child cry long and loud enough , the God would hear him . They had therefore pinched the child and had even pricked him with pins to ...
... give him sight . The God had not heard their prayers and they thought that perhaps if they made the child cry long and loud enough , the God would hear him . They had therefore pinched the child and had even pricked him with pins to ...
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