As to that leisure evening of life, I must say that I do not want it. …

Anthony Trollope
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As to that leisure evening of life, I must say that I do not want it. I can conceive of no contentment of which toil is not to be the immediate parent. ✨ Anthony Trollope (1983). The Letters of Anthony Trollope, p.691, Stanford University Press
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As to that leisure evening of life, I must say that I do not want it. I can conceive of no contentment of which toil is not to be the immediate parent. ✨ Anthony Trollope (1983). The Letters of Anthony Trollope, p.691, Stanford University Press

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