The cool peace and dewy sweetness of the night filled me with a mood o…

Charlotte Bronte
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The cool peace and dewy sweetness of the night filled me with a mood of hope: not hope on any definite point, but a general sense of encouragement and heart-ease. ✨ Charlotte Bronte (2016). Villette, p.109, Xist Publishing
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The cool peace and dewy sweetness of the night filled me with a mood of hope: not hope on any definite point, but a general sense of encouragement and heart-ease. ✨ Charlotte Bronte (2016). Villette, p.109, Xist Publishing

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