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The East Wind, an interloper in the dominions of Westerly weather, is…

Quote byJoseph Conrad · 1857–1924

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Mirror of the Sea (1906), Ch. 28.

English (original)

The East Wind, an interloper in the dominions of Westerly weather, is an impassive-faced tyrant with a sharp poniard held behind his back for a treacherous stab.

— Joseph Conrad

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