I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have pl…

George Eliot
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I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. ✨ George Eliot (2013). Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated), p.822, Delphi Classics
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