She thought it was part of the hardship of her life that there was lai…

George Eliot
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She thought it was part of the hardship of her life that there was laid upon her the burthen of larger wants than others seemed to feel – that she had to endure this wide hopeless yearning for that something, whatever it was, that was greatest and best on this earth. ✨ George Eliot (2016). The Mill On The Floss, p.331, George Eliot
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