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I have been to Paris a hundred times, and it never fails to give me a thrill of excitement; I can never walk its streets without feeling myself on the verge of adventure. Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context "I tell you we are on the verge of the unknown," he insisted. The Iron Heel by London, Jack View in context During the war in Italy he is several times on the verge of destruction and each time is saved in an unexpected manner. War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context More results

? References in classic literature

I have been to Paris a hundred times, and it never fails to give me a thrill of excitement; I can never walk its streets without feeling myself on the verge of adventure.

Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context

"I tell you we are on the verge of the unknown," he insisted.

The Iron Heel by London, Jack View in context

During the war in Italy he is several times on the verge of destruction and each time is saved in an unexpected manner.

War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context

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