"Happiness was but the occasional episode in a general drama of pain." These are the last lines in…
The line closes The Mayor of Casterbridge. It recalls Elizabeth-Jane’s earlier understanding of happiness and pain while contrasting that outlook with her later tranquillity.
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"Happiness was but the occasional episode in a general drama of pain." These are the last lines in Thomas Hardy's novel :
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The line closes The Mayor of Casterbridge. It recalls Elizabeth-Jane’s earlier understanding of happiness and pain while contrasting that outlook with her later tranquillity.
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