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The Young Lions vocabulary

160 vocabulary words, including people, places, music, artists, etc.

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"Himmlisch ist’s, wenn ich bezwungen

Meine irdische Begier;

Aber doch wenn’s nich gelungen

Hatt’ ich auch recht huebsch Plaisir!"*

As he said this, Stepan Arkadyevitch smiled subtly. Levin, too, could not help smiling.

Leo Tolstoy. Anna Karenina

*It is heavenly, when I overcome

my earthly desires;

But when that does not pan out

I would rather have beautiful Plaisir!"

(all in German except the last word...)

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