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There is some comfort in dying surrounded by one's children.
Ann Radcliffe
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Ann Radcliffe
Age: 58 †
Born: 1764
Born: July 9
Died: 1823
Died: February 7
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Ann Ward
Anne Radcliffe
Anne Ward
Ann Ward Radcliffe
Ann Ward
Mrs. Radcliffe
Ann Radcliffe
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When one can hear people moving, one does not so much mind, about one's fears.
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Ignorance of true pleasure more frequently than temptation to that which is false, leads to vice.
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