It was the touch of the imperfect upon the would-be perfect that gave …

Thomas Hardy
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It was the touch of the imperfect upon the would-be perfect that gave the sweetness, because it was that which gave the humanity ✨ Thomas Hardy (2016). Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman, p.182, Thomas Hardy
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It was the touch of the imperfect upon the would-be perfect that gave the sweetness, because it was that which gave the humanity ✨ Thomas Hardy (2016). Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman, p.182, Thomas Hardy

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