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The closeness of their intercourse will assuredly render war as absurd and impos — Leigh Hunt

The closeness of their intercourse will assuredly render war as absurd and impossible by-and-by, as it would be for Manchester to fight with Birmingham, or Holborn Hill with the Strand.

Leigh Hunt

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