British Museum Library

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    Gorgonised me from head to foot,
    With a stony British stare.
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    Life is in the mouth; death is in the mouth.
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    The fear of failure is so great, it is no wonder that the desire to do right by one’s children has led to a whole library of books offering advice on how to raise them.
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