Silence has sometimes a remarkable power of showing itself as the dise…

Thomas Hardy
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Silence has sometimes a remarkable power of showing itself as the disembodied soul of feeling wandering without its carcase, and it is then more impressive than speech. ✨ Thomas Hardy (2016). Far from the Madding Crowd: Works of Hardy, p.80, 谷月社
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Silence has sometimes a remarkable power of showing itself as the disembodied soul of feeling wandering without its carcase, and it is then more impressive than speech. ✨ Thomas Hardy (2016). Far from the Madding Crowd: Works of Hardy, p.80, 谷月社

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