Some women's love of being loved is insatiable; and so, often, is thei…

Thomas Hardy
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Some women's love of being loved is insatiable; and so, often, is their love of loving; and in the last case they may find that they can't give it continuously to the chamber-officer appointed by the bishop's license to receive it. ✨ Thomas Hardy (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Thomas Hardy (Illustrated), p.4103, Delphi Classics
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