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Taken altogether, Washington as a city is most unsatisfactory, and falls more grievously short of the thing attempted than any other of the great undertakings of which I have seen anything in the United States.

Anthony Trollope

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Atone Birth Low Me Money Neither Position
Men are cowards before women until they become tyrants.
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Before Coward Men Tyrants Until Women
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Man More Much Partisan Patrick Politics Side Some Think Unless Well Will
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Daily Hercules Labor Really Small Spasmodic Task
The secrets of the world are very marvellous, but they are not themselves half so wonderful as the way in which they become known to the world.
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Become Half Known Marvellous Secret Themselves Way Wonderful World
The best way to be thankful is to use the goods the gods provide you.
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Best God Provide Thankful Use
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Adequate Could Indeed Ladder Life Men might Perfection Picture True
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Another Catch Done Hear never Presence Salmon Some Achievement
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Cigar Consume Dlow Drink Free Hour Lamp Late Midnight Moctunal Pleasurable Quickly Through Youth
What man thinks of changing himself so as to suit his wife?
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Change Himself Man Suit Think Wife
When a man is ill nothing is so important to him as his own illness.
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Him Illness Important Man Nothing Own
I doubt whether any girl would be satisfied with her lover’s mind if she knew the whole of it.
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Doubt Girl Knew Lover Mind Satisfy Whether Whole
But as we do not light up our houses with our brightest lamps for all comers, so neither did she emit from her eyes their brightest sparks till special occasions for such shining had arisen.
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Brightest Corner Eye House Lamp Ligh Sparkle Special Thing
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Before Behind Break Curb Farmer Go Horse Lame never Throw Until
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Alloy Fade Habit Know One Only Other Pleasure Read When
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Character Charity Consider Discuss Given Much Other Spirit Structure

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