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Even virtue itself, all perfect as it is, requires to be inspirited by passion for duties are but coldly performed which are but philosophically fulfilled.

Anna Brownell Jameson

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Anna Brownell Jameson
Age: 66 †
Born: 1794
Born: January 1
Died: 1860
Died: January 1
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