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"A thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists."
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The Meaning of Liff
YORK
vb.
To shift the position of the shoulder straps on a heavy bag or rucksack in a vain attempt to make it seem lighter. Hence : to laugt falsely and heartily at an unfunny remark. 'Jasmine yorked politely, loathing him to the depths of her being' - Virginia Woolf.
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Portrait of a Woman, Said to Be Emma (1765–1815), Lady Hamilton
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