however wise, who has not at some period of his youth said things, or lived in a way the consciousness of which is so unpleasant to him in later life that he would gladly, if he could, expunge it from his memory. Crosscurrents: A Fly Fisher's Progress - Pagina 61door James R. Babb - 2002 - 224 pagina’sGedeeltelijke weergave - Over dit boek
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