'Tis misfortune that awakens ingenuity, or fortitude, or endurance, in hearts where these qualities had never come to life but for the circumstance which gave them a being.
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The History of Henry Esmond by
William Makepeace Thackeray
'Tis strange what a man may do, and a woman yet think him an angel.
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The History of Henry Esmond by
William Makepeace Thackeray
"'Tis not the dying for a faith that's so hard, Master Harry--every man of every nation has done that--'tis the living up to it that is difficult."
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The History of Henry Esmond by
William Makepeace Thackeray