That wonderful book, while it obtains admiration from the most fastidious critics, is loved by those who are too simple to admire it.
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In that temple of silence and reconciliation where the enmities of twenty generations lie buried, in the great Abbey which has during many ages afforded a quiet resting-place to those whose minds and bodies have been shattered by the contentions of the Great Hall.
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The sweeter sound of woman's praise.
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