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18 Oct 2014
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"But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is but the passing shadow of a cloud." - could you explain it in simple english. I cannot understand the meaning of "is but". Which word belong to "is"?
"But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is but the passing shadow of a cloud." - could you explain it in simple english. I cannot understand the meaning of "is but". Which word belong to "is"?
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