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arrangement/hard lines
"How sad it is! I shall grow old, and horrible, and dreadful. But this picture will remain always young. It will never be older than this particular day of June."
". . . If it were only the other way! If it were I who was to be always young, and the picture that was to grow old! For that-for that-I would give everything! Yes, there is nothing in the whole world I would not give! I would give my soul for that!"
"You would hardly care for such an arrangement, Basil,"cried Lord Henry, laughing.
"It would be rather hard lines on your work."
"I should object very strongly, Harry," said Hallward.
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Hi, You would hardly care for such an arrangement , Basil,"cried Lord Henry, laughing. . a state of affairs, a situation .
- Hi, You would hardly care for such an arrangement , Basil,"cried Lord Henry, laughing.
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- a state of affairs, a situation .
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- unfortunate, bad luck .
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Hi,
You would hardly care for such an arrangement, Basil,"cried Lord Henry, laughing. . . . a state of affairs, a situation .
"It would be rather hard lines on your work." . . unfortunate, bad luck . . . This is a BrE expression, and seems old-fashioned to me.
Best wishes, Clive
You would hardly care for such an arrangement, Basil,"cried Lord Henry, laughing. . . . a state of affairs, a situation .
"It would be rather hard lines on your work." . . unfortunate, bad luck . . . This is a BrE expression, and seems old-fashioned to me.
Best wishes, Clive
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