Peril, loneliness, an uncertain future, are not oppressive evils, so l…

Charlotte Bronte
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Peril, loneliness, an uncertain future, are not oppressive evils, so long as the frame is healthy and the faculties are employed; so long, especially, as Liberty lends us her wings, and Hope guides us by her star. ✨ Charlotte Bronte (2016). Villette, p.56, Xist Publishing
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Peril, loneliness, an uncertain future, are not oppressive evils, so long as the frame is healthy and the faculties are employed; so long, especially, as Liberty lends us her wings, and Hope guides us by her star. ✨ Charlotte Bronte (2016). Villette, p.56, Xist Publishing

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