What is peace? Is it war? No. Is it strife? No. Is it lovely, and gent…

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What is peace? Is it war? No. Is it strife? No. Is it lovely, and gentle, and beautiful, and pleasant, and serene, and joyful? O yes! ✨ Charles Dickens (1867). Bleak House, p.150
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