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In the course of reading he became more and more melancholy and finally became completely gloomy. When the reading was over he uttered in a voice full of sorrow: 'Goodness, how sad is our Russia!'

More from Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol

  1. What a dreary world we live in, gentlemen.
  2. I shall laugh my bitter laugh.
  3. It is no use to blame the looking glass if your face is awry.
  4. Of course, Alexander the Great was a hero, but why smash the chairs?
  5. The more destruction there is everywhere, the more it shows the activity of town authorities.
  6. I tell everyone very plainly that I take bribes, but what kind of bribes? Why, greyhound puppies. That's a totally different matter.
  7. The sergeant's widow told you a lie when she said I flogged her. I never flogged her. She flogged herself.
  8. What are you laughing at? You are laughing at yourselves!

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