Has it ever occurred to you,' he said, 'that the whole history of Engl…

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Has it ever occurred to you,' he said, 'that the whole history of English poetry has been de-termined by the fact that the English language lacks rhymes? ✨ George Orwell, A.M. Heath (2003). Animal Farm and 1984, p.324, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Has it ever occurred to you,' he said, 'that the whole history of English poetry has been de-termined by the fact that the English language lacks rhymes? ✨ George Orwell, A.M. Heath (2003). Animal Farm and 1984, p.324, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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