better for him that each sin of his life had brought its sure swift penalty along with it. there was purification in punishment

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“You do anything in the world to gain a reputation. As soon as you have one, you…”

“I was working on the proof of one of my poems all the morning, and took out a c…”

“The secret to life is to enjoy the pleasure of being terribly, terribly deceive…”