We hand folks over to God's mercy, and show none ourselves. - George Eliot

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We hand folks over to God's mercy, and show none ourselves.

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About George Eliot

George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans; 22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880) was an English novelist and poet. Despite the strong social customs of her times against such arrangements, she lived unmarried with fellow writer George Henry Lewes‎‎ for over 20 years.

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Birth Name: Mary Anne Evans
Native Name: Mary Ann Evans • Marian Evans
Alternative Names: Mary Anne Evans Cross • Mary Anne Cross • Marian Cross
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If boys and men are to be welded together in the glow of transient feeling, they must be made of metal that will mix, else they inevitably fall asunder when the heat dies out.
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