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Are the pretty women.
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Notes to War and Peace — Page 4
136 notes in Aylmer Maude translation. Follow a thought back to its place in the book.
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“To shed (or not to shed) the blood of his peoples.”
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Old style.
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Those whom (God) wishes to destroy he drives mad.
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“Long live the king.”
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“Royalty has its obligations.”
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Forty-two.
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“Food for cannon.”
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“Moscow, the Asiatic capital of this great empire, the sacred city of Alexander’s people, Moscow with its innumerable churches shaped like Chinese pagodas.”
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“Child of the Don.”
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“Everything comes in time to him who knows how to wait.”
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“Don’t see it that way, that’s the trouble.”
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“When in doubt, my dear fellow, do nothing.”
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“Think it over; get into the barque, and take care not to make it a barque of Charon.”
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“It is the talk of all Moscow. My word, I admire you!”
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“Who excuses himself, accuses himself.”
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“A little bit in love with the young man.”
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A kind of entrenchment.
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“The war must be extended widely. I cannot sufficiently commend that view.”
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“Oh, yes, the only aim is to weaken the enemy, so of course one cannot take into account the loss of private individuals.”
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Lay member of the Society of Jesus.
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A masterly woman.
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“Oh, Mamma, don’t talk nonsense! You don’t understand anything. In my position I have obligations.”
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“No, tell him I don’t wish to see him, I am furious with him for not keeping his word to me.”
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