It seems that it is madder never to abandon one's self than often to b…

Margaret Fuller
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It seems that it is madder never to abandon one's self than often to be infatuated; better to be wounded, a captive and a slave, than always to walk in armor. ✨ Margaret Fuller (1844). Summer on the Lakes, p.73, Ardent Media
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It seems that it is madder never to abandon one's self than often to be infatuated; better to be wounded, a captive and a slave, than always to walk in armor. ✨ Margaret Fuller (1844). Summer on the Lakes, p.73, Ardent Media

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