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to put ideas, principles, or teachings into another's mind
- Having prepared his mind, by solitude and gloom, to prefer any society to the companionship of his own sad thoughts in such a dreary place, he was now slowly instilling into his soul the poison which he hoped would blacken it, and change its hue for ever.Chapter 18 — How Oliver Passed His Time in the Improving Society of.... (99% in)
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