Mary Shelley — "I have often thought that the world is a vast prison, where the greater part of …"
I have often thought that the world is a vast prison, where the greater part of mankind are condemned to wear their fetters.
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Valperga: or, The Life and Adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca
Date: 1823
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