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In former times a nice man, with principles, who wanted to be respected, would try to become a general or priest, but now he goes in for being a writer, professor….
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There is nothing which history will not justify.
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Zievoulia.[1]
[Footnote 1: A name or word invented by Chekhov meaning "One who yawns for a long time with pleasure.">[
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The crying of a nice child is ugly; so in bad verses you may recognize that the author is a nice man.
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