But Wilde might have been content to stay there, savoring his joys and sorrows.

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It also gives the retiree some time to reap the joys of his labor.

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His art documented the joys and the pains of the westward journey and the growth of Los Angeles' black community.

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This election Mr Scargill and his fellow-travellers will have to satisfy themselves with the joys of taking part.

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For his victory speech he put on his best face (and suit), emphasising the importance of a democratic opposition and the joys of prudent free-market economics.

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Mr Medvedev talked to the Valdai club about the joys of spending eight hours with Mr Obama, whereas Mr Putin reminisced more about his old friend George.

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While John Doyle didn't invent this approach, it was his 2005 Broadway revival of "Sweeney Todd" that introduced many New Yorkers to the subtle joys of small-scale Sondheim.

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