Carolina QuotesPerhaps there is no happiness in life so perfect as the martyr's.
O. Henry Carolinian
Source
"The Country of Elusion" in The Trimmed Lamp (1907)
- year
- 1907
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“Perhaps there is no happiness in life so perfect as the mart…” O. Henry. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-350D19F6E5. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/350d19f6e5
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