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... woman has conceived an overwhelming passion for the son whom her husband fathered in an earlier marriage . ( Racine's Phèdre ) When her husband was ill , a devoted wife forged the sig- nature to a document in order to procure funds to ...
... woman has conceived an overwhelming passion for the son whom her husband fathered in an earlier marriage . ( Racine's Phèdre ) When her husband was ill , a devoted wife forged the sig- nature to a document in order to procure funds to ...
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... woman of great com- passion for others , a woman who believes it more important to understand and to be generous toward others than to judge them . I shall now wish to find another character with whom she will have to deal , someone ...
... woman of great com- passion for others , a woman who believes it more important to understand and to be generous toward others than to judge them . I shall now wish to find another character with whom she will have to deal , someone ...
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... woman , married to a mediocrity , is miserable because she doesn't know what to do with herself . 2. She is furious because another woman , whom she detests , is leading a useful life . 3. Will she find something to do ? But this is a ...
... woman , married to a mediocrity , is miserable because she doesn't know what to do with herself . 2. She is furious because another woman , whom she detests , is leading a useful life . 3. Will she find something to do ? But this is a ...
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