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It was a beautiful summer afternoon, at that delicious period of the year when summer has just burst forth from the growth of spring; when the summer is yet but three days old, and all the various shades of green which nature can put forth are still in their unsoiled purity of freshness.
It was a beautiful summer afternoon, at that delicious period of the year when summer has just burst forth from the growth of spring; when the summer is yet but three days old, and all the various shades of green which nature can put forth are still in their unsoiled purity of freshness.
Approximate author period: c. 1847 AD · industrial
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- Anthony Trollope
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- Approximate author period: c. 1847 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period evidence for Anthony Trollope: documented activity in 1847. Wikidata Q318399, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q318399 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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