Those of our writers who have possessed a vivid personal talent have been paralyzed by a want of social background.
Nothing is so soothing to our self-esteem as to find our bad traits in our forebears. It seems to absolve us.
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Nothing is so soothing to our self-esteem as to find our bad traits in our forebears. It seems to absolve us.
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