a something of, the small belongings of
A something of hope kept him chained to the survey of its progress ₁
the small belongings of
but the heavy bang is a something of the past ₂
how an inanimate thing had a quality, borrowed a something of its possessor ₃
a glimpse of that special commodity which, in his organism, did duty for a soul.
A something of ₄ a subtle something that broods over human life —
as the aroma broods over a goblet of old wine —
a something of such fine, impalpable texture, that, ₅
a something of hardness and scepticism, or, it may be, of sadness. ₆
A something of a darkish appearance presented itself;
a clap of thunder,
which soon died away. ₇
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“I prefer my ugliness and my freedom.”
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