Freedom Quote by Charlotte Bronte

“I desired liberty; for liberty I gasped; for liberty I uttered a prayer; it seemed scattered on the wind then faintly blowing.” quote by Charlotte Bronte — Download Open image

“I desired liberty; for liberty I gasped; for liberty I uttered a prayer; it seemed scattered on the wind then faintly blowing.”

Charlotte Bronte

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