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A jealous lover lights his torch from the firebrand of the fiend.

Edmund Burke

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Edmund Burke
Age: 68 †
Born: 1729
Born: January 12
Died: 1797
Died: July 9
Philosopher
Politician
Statesman
Writer
Dublin city
Lover
Lovers
Light
Fiend
Torch
Torches
Jealousy
Lights
Jealous

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