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The days were longer then (for time, like money, is measured by our needs), when summer afternoons were spacious, and the clock ticked slowly in the winter evenings.

The days were longer then (for time, like money, is measured by our needs), when summer afternoons were spacious, and the clock ticked slowly in the winter evenings.

Approximate author period: c. 1849 AD · industrial

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George Eliot
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Approximate author period: c. 1849 AD · industrial
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