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01c. 1826 AD

Two hands upon the breast, And labour 's done; Two pale feet crossed in rest, The race is won.

Dinah M. Mulock / quote

02c. 1826 AD

How the sting of poverty, or small means, is gone when one keeps house for one’s own comfort, and not for the comfort of one’s neighbors.

Dinah M. Mulock / quote

03c. 1826 AD

It is astonishing what a lot of odd minutes one can catch during the day, if one really sets about it.

Dinah M. Mulock / quote