Once let a maiden admit the possibility of her being stricken with lov…

Thomas Hardy
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Once let a maiden admit the possibility of her being stricken with love for some one at a certain hour and place, and the thing is as good as done. ✨ Thomas Hardy (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Thomas Hardy (Illustrated), p.1705, Delphi Classics
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Once let a maiden admit the possibility of her being stricken with love for some one at a certain hour and place, and the thing is as good as done. ✨ Thomas Hardy (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Thomas Hardy (Illustrated), p.1705, Delphi Classics

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