I felt so lonesome I most wished I was dead. The stars were shining, and the leaves rustled in the woods ever so mournful; and I heard an owl, away off, who-whooing about somebody that was dead, and a whippowill and a dog crying about somebody that was going to die. β¨ Mark Twain (2015). Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, p.8, Sheba Blake Publishing
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- All I say is, kings is kings, and you got to make allowances. Take them all around, they're a mighty ornery lot. It's the way they're raised. β¨ Mark Twain, Classics HD (2015). Adventures of Huckleber β¦ βΆ
- We consider that any man who can fiddle all through one of those Virginia Reels without losing his grip may be depended upon in any kind of musical emergency. β¨ Mark Twain (1957). Mark Twain of the E β¦ βΆ
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