In considering what Tess was not, he overlooked what she wa… - Thomas Hardy

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In considering what Tess was not, he overlooked what she was, and forgot that the defective can be more than the entire

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Thomas Hardy OM (June 2 1840 – January 11 1928) was an English novelist, short story writer and poet.

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In considering what Tess was not, he overlooked what she was, and forgot that the defective can be more than the entire - Thomas Hardy

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