The Grief Of The Keen Is No Personal Complaint For The Death Of One Woman Over Eighty Years, But Seems To Contain The Whole Passionate Rage That Lurks Somewhere In Every Native Of The Island. - SearchQuotes

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The grief of the keen is no personal complaint for the death of one woman over eighty years, but seems to contain the whole passionate rage that lurks somewhere in every native of the island.

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