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Fair as a lily, and not only the pride of life, but the desire of his eyes

Charlotte Bronte

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Charlotte Bronte
Age: 38 †
Born: 1816
Born: April 21
Died: 1855
Died: March 31
Novelist
Poet
Thornton
West Yorkshire
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Ш. Бронте
Syarŭllotʻŭ Bŭrontʻe
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Шарлотта Бронте
Sharlotta Bronte
Charles Wellesley
Charlotte Bronte
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Karlotta Bronte
Mrs. Arthur Bell Nicholls
Tree
Florian Wellesley
Lord Charles Albert
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Charlotte Nicholls
Mrs. A. B. Nicholls
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Eye
Desire
Life
Lily
Lilies
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Fair
Pride
Eyes

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