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Quote by William Howard Russell
The burden of my years is heavier than the load of incidents you are carrying away with you.
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The speaker contrasts two kinds of weight. The other person is carrying away a load of incidents—particular events or experiences—while the speaker carries the longer, heavier burden of many years. The comparison suggests that accumulated time can feel more difficult to bear than a set of individual events.
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- The Strand Magazine, “Illustrated Interviews,” No. XVIII—William Howard Russell
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