Of course poets have morals and manners of their own, and custom is no…

Thomas Hardy
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Of course poets have morals and manners of their own, and custom is no argument with them. ✨ Thomas Hardy (2016). The Hand Of Ethelberta, p.26, Thomas Hardy
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Do you know that I have undergone three quarters of this labour entirely for the sake of the fourth quarter? ✨ Thomas Hardy (2016). Tess of the d'Ubervilles, p.146, Xist Publishing
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Of course poets have morals and manners of their own, and custom is no argument with them. ✨ Thomas Hardy (2016). The Hand Of Ethelberta, p.26, Thomas Hardy

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