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The Most Charming Thing About Youth Is The Tenacity Of Its Impressions.

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Life Is So Full Of Miseries, Minor And Major; They Press So Close Upon Us At Every Step Of The Way, That It Is Hardly Worthwhile To Call One Another's Attention To Their Presence.

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