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It is a characteristic of pleasure that we can never recognize it to be pleasure till after it is gone.

Alexander Smith

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Alexander Smith
Age: 36 †
Born: 1830
Born: December 31
Died: 1867
Died: January 5
Poet
Cille Mheàrnaig
Characteristic
Characteristics
Till
Recognize
Pleasure
Gone
Never

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