I remembered that the real world was wide, and that a varied field of …

Charlotte Bronte
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I remembered that the real world was wide, and that a varied field of hopes and fears, of sensations and excitments, awaited those who had the courage to go forth into it's expanse, to seek real knowledge of life amidst it's perils. ✨ Charlotte Bronte (2004). Jane Eyre, p.40, Variocity
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I mean that I value vision, and dread being struck stone blind. ✨ Charlotte Bronte (2009). Villette: Easyread Super Large 24pt Edition, p.196, ReadHowYouWant.com
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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 u … ▶

I remembered that the real world was wide, and that a varied field of hopes and fears, of sensations and excitments, awaited those who had the courage to go forth into it's expanse, to seek real knowledge of life amidst it's perils. ✨ Charlotte Bronte (2004). Jane Eyre, p.40, Variocity

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