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The magnificence of the contempt of humanity posed before him superbly satanesque, grand as thunder among the crags and it was not
Beauchamp's Career — Complete George Meredith 1868
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The magnificence of the contempt of humanity posed before him superbly satanesque, grand as thunder among the crags and it was not a sensual cry that summoned him from his pedlar labours, pack on back along the level road, to live and breathe deep, gloriously mated: Renee kindled his romantic spirit, and could strike the feeling into him that to be proud of his possession of her was to conquer the fretful vanity to possess.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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The magnificence of the contempt of humanity posed before him superbly satanesque, grand as thunder among the crags and it was not a sensual cry that summoned him from his pedlar labours, pack on back along the level road, to live and breathe deep, gloriously mated: Renee kindled his romantic spirit, and could strike the feeling into him that to be proud of his possession of her was to conquer the fretful vanity to possess.
Beauchamp's Career — Volume 5 George Meredith 1868
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