
Report, if you have a problem with this page“ Tess was awake before dawn — at the marginal minute of the dark when the grove is still mute, save for one prophetic bird who sings with a clear-voiced conviction that he at least knows the correct time of day, the rest preserving silence as if equally convinced that he is mistaken. ”
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Thomas Hardy
From : Tess of the D'Urbervilles