We colour and mould according to the wants within us whatever our eyes…

Thomas Hardy
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We colour and mould according to the wants within us whatever our eyes bring in. ✨ Thomas Hardy (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Thomas Hardy (Illustrated), p.911, Delphi Classics
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My eyes were dazed by you for a little, and that was all. ✨ Thomas Hardy (2016). Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Diversion Classics), p.95, Diversion Books
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We colour and mould according to the wants within us whatever our eyes bring in. ✨ Thomas Hardy (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Thomas Hardy (Illustrated), p.911, Delphi Classics

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