....and I gazed at these forms incomprehensible to me, but which revealed the immortal thoughts of the greatest shatterer of dreams who had ever dwelt on earth.

Guy De Maupassant
....and I gazed at these forms incomprehensible to me, but...
....and I gazed at these forms incomprehensible to me, but...
....and I gazed at these forms incomprehensible to me, but...
....and I gazed at these forms incomprehensible to me, but...
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I gazed at these forms incomprehensible to me, but which revealed the immortal thoughts of the greatest shatterer of dreams who had ever dwelt on earth. - 1885

Source: The Complete Short Stories Of Guy De Maupassant, Part One

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