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It is the favourite stratagem of our passions to sham a retreat, and to turn...
Author:
George Eliot
Book:
Adam Bede
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It is the favourite stratagem of our passions to sham a retreat, and to turn sharp round upon us at the moment we have made up our minds that the day is our own.
( George Eliot )
[ Adam Bede ]
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