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George Eliot Quotes: Mortals are easily tempted to pinch the life out of their neighbour's buzzing glory, and think that such killing is no murder.
         

Mortals are easily tempted to pinch the life out of their neighbour's buzzing glory, and think that such killing is no murder.


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