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A man is in no danger so long as he talks his love but to write it is to impale himself on his own pothooks.

Douglas William Jerrold

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Douglas William Jerrold
Age: 54 †
Born: 1803
Born: January 1
Died: 1857
Died: January 1
Author
Dramatist
Writer
London
England
Whitefeather
Barabbas
Doulgas Jerrold
Writing
Long
Men
Love
Impale
Courtship
Talks
Danger
Write

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