...The silent reminiscence of hardships departed, is sweeter than the …

Herman Melville
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...The silent reminiscence of hardships departed, is sweeter than the presence of delight. ✨ Herman Melville (1863). Redburn: His First Voyage: Being the Sailor-boy Confessions and Reminiscences O the Son-of-a-gentleman, in the Merchant Service, p.376
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...The silent reminiscence of hardships departed, is sweeter than the presence of delight. ✨ Herman Melville (1863). Redburn: His First Voyage: Being the Sailor-boy Confessions and Reminiscences O the Son-of-a-gentleman, in the Merchant Service, p.376

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