He had sprung from a rigid Puritan stock, and had been brought up to think much more intently of the duties of this life — Henry James, Roderick Hudson
He had sprung from a rigid Puritan stock, and had been brought up to think much more intently of the duties of this life — Henry James, Roderick Hudson
He had sprung from a rigid Puritan stock, and had been brought up to think much more intently of the duties of this life — Henry James, Roderick Hudson
He had sprung from a rigid Puritan stock, and had been brought up to think much more intently of the duties of this life — Henry James, Roderick Hudson
He had sprung from a rigid Puritan stock, and had been brought up to think much more intently of the duties of this life — Henry James, Roderick Hudson
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He had sprung from a rigid Puritan stock, and had been brought up to think much more intently of the duties of this life than of its privileges and pleasures.

— Henry James, Roderick Hudson
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