I loved you madly; in the distasteful work of the day, in the wakeful …

Charles Dickens
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I loved you madly; in the distasteful work of the day, in the wakeful misery of the night, girded by sordid realities, or wandering through Paradises and Hells of visions into which I rushed, carrying your image in my arms, I loved you madly. ✨ Charles Dickens (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Charles Dickens (Illustrated), p.8404, Delphi Classics
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