"How fares the Truth now?—Ill? —Do pens but slily further her advance? May one not speed her but in phrase askance?"
— Thomas Hardy

January 1, 1970

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"Lausanne: In Gibbon’s Old Garden", st. 3 (27 June 1897)

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"Lausanne: In Gibbon’s Old Garden", st. 3 (27 June 1897)