George Eliot, Brother and Sister, Part I, Stanza 1
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When our two lives grew like two buds that kiss At lightest thrill from the bee's swinging chime, Because the one so near the other is.
— George Eliot on Unity
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Unity" (Quotes: Sorted alphabetically by author or source, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922): Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 827-28.)
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About George Eliot
George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans; 22 November 1819 β 22 December 1880) was an English novelist and poet. Despite the strong social customs of her times against such arrangements, she lived unmarried with fellow writer George Henry Lewesββ for over 20 years.
About George Eliot
George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans; 22 November 1819 β 22 December 1880) was an English novelist and poet. Despite the strong social customs of her times against such arrangements, she lived unmarried with fellow writer George Henry Lewesββ for over 20 years.
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