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George Eliot - There is one order of beauty which...

There is one order of beauty which seems made to turn heads.... It is a beauty like that of kittens, or very small downy ducks making gentle rippling noises with their soft bills, or babies just beginning to toddle.... (George Eliot)

There is one order of beauty which seems made to turn heads.... It is a beauty like that of kittens, or very small downy ducks making gentle rippling noises with their soft bills, or babies just beginning to toddle....

George Eliot

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