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Jane Welsh Carlyle: When one has...

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When one has been threatened with a great injustice, one accepts a smaller as a favour.

Source: Letters and Memorials, 1883, entry for 21 Nov 1855.
-- Jane Welsh Carlyle, (Jul 14 1801-1866), Scottish letter writer; She was the wife of Thomas Carlyle known for her letter writing that was not only entertaining but of literary and historical importance.


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