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Quotation from Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

“Love is a possible strength in an actual weakness.”

Thomas Hardy (spoken by Narrator)

Far from the Madding Crowd, Vol. I, Ch. IV (Ch. 4) (Project Gutenberg text (1874 first edition))

Portrait of Thomas Hardy

The narrator reflects on the shy Gabriel resolving to court Bathsheba.

Citation: "Love is a possible strength in an actual weakness." — Thomas Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd, Vol. I, Ch. IV (Ch. 4) (Project Gutenberg text (1874 first edition)). (id far-from-the-madding-crowd-q4)

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