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Daniel Deronda

A difference of tastes in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

A difference of tastes in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

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Daniel Deronda

it was so near to me, and her arms were round me, and she sang to me.

I think my life began with waking up and loving my mother’s face: it was so near to me, and her arms were round me, and she sang to me.

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gentle or simple, they’re much of a muchness.

Men’s men: gentle or simple, they’re much of a muchness.

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Daniel Deronda

The mother’s yearning, that completest type of the life in another life which is the essence of real human love, feels the presence of the cherished child even in the debased, degraded man.

The mother’s yearning, that completest type of the life in another life which is the essence of real human love, feels the presence of the cherished child even in the debased, degraded man.