| ...it was the great law of compensation--the
great law that regulates Nature's heedless agents, and sees that when they
make a mistake, they shall at the self-same moment prevent that mistake
from working evil consequences. Behold, the same gust of wind that blows
a lady's dress aside, and exposes her ankle, fills your eyes so full of
sand that you can't see it. Marvellous are the works of Nature! - "Concerning the Answer to That Conundrum," 8 October 1864 |
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