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“Pity would be no more, If we did not make somebody poor. Mercy no more could be, If all were happy as we.”

Book:Songs of Innocence and of Experience

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William Blake's seminal work, a profound exploration of the contrast between innocence and experience, delving into the complexities of human nature and the journey from childhood to adulthood more

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William Blake

William Blake (November 28, 1757 - August 12, 1827) was an English Romantic poet, painter, and printmaker. Known for his unique visual art and profound philosophical thoughts, he is considered one of the most innovative poets in the history of English literature. more

“Each day brought just another minute of the things they could not leave behind. Jane Barrington sitting on the train coming back to Leningrad from Moscow, holding on to her son, knowing she had failed him, crying for Alexander, wanting another drink, and Harold, in his prison cell, crying for Alexander, and Yuri Stepanov on his stomach in the mud in Finland, crying for Alexander, and Dasha in the truck, on the Ladoga ice, crying for Alexander, and Tatiana on her knees in the Finland marsh, screaming for Alexander, and Anthony, alone with his nightmares, crying for his father.”

“I swear to you, sirs, that excessive consciousness is a disease--a genuine, absolute disease.”

Consciousness Disease Absolutes Genuine Swear

Author:Fyodor Dostoevsky

“Ivy Hisselpenny was the unfortunate victim of circumstances that dictated she be only-just-pretty, only-just-wealthy, and possessed of a terrible propensity for wearing extremely silly hats.”

Circumstances Terrible Victim Silly Hats Wealthy Possessed Unfortunate Ivy Propensity Victims Of Circumstance Unfortunate Circumstances

Author:Gail Carriger

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