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hughville ([personal profile] hughville) wrote in [community profile] abc_onceupon2023-08-24 04:41 pm

August 24, 2023

A Bitter Draught’s title appears in a passage in chapter 35 of Alexandre Dumas' adventure novel The Count of Monte Cristo, in which Baron Franz says to the titular character, "Hatred is blind, rage carries you away; and he who pours out vengeance runs the risk of tasting a bitter draught."

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