Who can know her, and himself, and entertain much hope? Who can see an…

Edmund Burke
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Who can know her, and himself, and entertain much hope? Who can see and know such a creature, and not love her to distraction? She has all the softness that does not imply weakness... she is not made to be the admiration of everybody, but the happiness of one.
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