"The intensest feeling of the beauty of a cloud lighted by the setting sun, is no hindrance to my knowing that the cloud is a vapour of water, subject ...
I believe in spectacles, but I think eyes necessary too.
~ John Stuart Mill ~
I believe in spectacles, but I think eyes necessary too.
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