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Mardi: And a Voyage Thither Quotes

Toil is man’s allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that’s more than either, the grief and sin of idleness.

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  • Book: Mardi: And a Voyage Thither
  • Writer: Herman Melville
  • Genre: Fiction, Classics
  • Published: 1849
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