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I suppose all feel that those deaths which reverse the order of nature have a sharpness of their own.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “I suppose all feel that those deaths which reverse the order of nature have a sharpness of their own.”
Editor's note · Context
Morley expresses the unique pain associated with the loss of a child, emphasizing its unnaturalness.
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