She thought it was part of the hardship of her life that there was laid upon her the burthen of larger wants than others seemed to feel – that she had to endure this wide hopeless yearning for that something, whatever it was, that was greatest and best on this earth.


The Personal Edition of George Eliot's Works (ed. 1904)

George Eliot Quotes

She thought it was part of the hardship of her life that there was laid upon her the burthen of larger wants than others seemed to feel – that she...

She thought it was part of the hardship of her life that there was laid upon her the burthen of larger wants than others seemed to feel – that she...

She thought it was part of the hardship of her life that there was laid upon her the burthen of larger wants than others seemed to feel – that she...

She thought it was part of the hardship of her life that there was laid upon her the burthen of larger wants than others seemed to feel – that she...