Dread Quote by Nathaniel Hawthorne

“In cases of distasteful occupation, the second day is generally worse than the first; we return to the rack with all the soreness of the preceding torture in our limbs.” quote by Nathaniel Hawthorne — Download Open image

““In cases of distasteful occupation, the second day is generally worse than the first; we return to the rack with all the soreness of the preceding torture in our limbs.””

Nathaniel Hawthorne

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