By day the hot sun fermented us; and we were dizzied by the… - T.E. Lawrence

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By day the hot sun fermented us; and we were dizzied by the beating wind. At night we were stained by dew, and shamed into pettiness by the innumerable silences of stars.

T.E. Lawrence

Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph · June 1, 1991 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Thomas Edward Lawrence [T. E. Lawrence] (16 August 1888 – 19 May 1935) was a British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer known for his role in the Arab Revolt and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Commonly referred to as Lawrence of Arabia, he adopted T. E. Shaw as a pseudonym.

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