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The author says that when an angry impulse is not immediately expressed, it turns to melancholy.
The author says that when an angry impulse is not immediately expressed, it turns to melancholy.
Approximate author period: c. 1930 AD · modern
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- Patrick O'Brian
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- Approximate author period: c. 1930 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Patrick O'Brian: documented activity in 1930. Wikidata Q355438, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q355438 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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