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I looked upon the sea, it was to be my grave


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Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.



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A mind of moderate capacity which closely pursues one study must infallibly arrive at great proficiency in that study.



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Ah! it is well for the unfortunate to be resigned, but for the guilty there is no peace.



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Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me, and I will defend it.



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There was a considerable difference between the ages of my parents, but this circumstance seemed to unite them only closer in bonds of devoted affection.



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the companions of our childhood always possess a certain power over our minds which hardly any later friend can obtain.





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