"O, doth a bird deprived of wings Go earth-bound wilfully!"
— Thomas Hardy

January 1, 1970

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Novelists from EnglandPoets from EnglandShort story writers from EnglandPantheistsPhilosophical pessimists
Original Language: English

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"The Impercipient", st. 5