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We do that in our zeal our calmer moments would be afraid to answer.
We do that in our zeal our calmer moments would be afraid to answer.
Approximate author period: c. 1801 AD · industrial
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- Sir Walter Scott
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- Approximate author period: c. 1801 AD · industrial
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- Many Thoughts of Many Minds (1896) (1896 AD)
Zeal · anthology attribution: Scott
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