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Mephitic is an adjective that means foul-smelling, noxious, or poisonous, especially when describing heavy vapors, swamp gas" — Oct 28, 2026 05:36PM
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"The little birds sang as if it were The one day of summer in all the year." — Oct 19, 2026 06:51PM
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He will either oblige with a sententious dissertation or refuse with a wealth of symbolism. You never know with the Russian whether he is really talking about the things he seems to be talking about, or whether they merely represent an
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“The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved -- loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.”
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“He drew a circle that shut me out-
Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout.
But love and I had the wit to win:
We drew a circle and took him In!”
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Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout.
But love and I had the wit to win:
We drew a circle and took him In!”
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