The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volumen5 |
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I no sooner saw my face in it , but was startled at the shortness of it , which now appeared to me in its utmost aggravation . The immoderate breadth of the features made me very much out of humour with my own countenance , upon which I ...
I no sooner saw my face in it , but was startled at the shortness of it , which now appeared to me in its utmost aggravation . The immoderate breadth of the features made me very much out of humour with my own countenance , upon which I ...
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