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  -- William Shenstone (1714-1763) -- Written on a Window of an I...
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  Although the insurance-company doctor testified that his bones had healed properly and that he was fully capable of walking, the judge decided for the plaintiff and awarded him $...
• A musician of more ambition than talent composed an elegy at the death of composer Edward MacDowell.
  She played the elegy for the pianist Josef Hoffman, then asked his opinion....
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• Harry constantly irritated his friends with his eternal optimism.
  No matter how bad the situation, he would always say, "Well, it could have been worse....