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Wits, like drunken men with swords, are apt to draw their steel upon their best acquaintances.
Douglas William Jerrold
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Douglas William Jerrold
Age: 54 †
Born: 1803
Born: January 1
Died: 1857
Died: January 1
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London
England
Whitefeather
Barabbas
Doulgas Jerrold
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