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Quotation from Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

“It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs.”

Thomas Hardy (spoken by Bathsheba Everdene)

Far from the Madding Crowd, Vol. II, Ch. XXI (Ch. 51) (Project Gutenberg text (1874 first edition))

Portrait of Thomas Hardy

Driving home from Greenhill Fair with Boldwood, Bathsheba struggles to answer his pleading.

Citation: "It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs." — Thomas Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd, Vol. II, Ch. XXI (Ch. 51) (Project Gutenberg text (1874 first edition)). (id far-from-the-madding-crowd-q7)

Portrait: Thomashardy restored, Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain.

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