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Do you know there is always a barrier between me and any man or woman who does not like dogs?

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Ellen Glasgow
Age: 71 †
Born: 1874
Born: April 22
Died: 1945
Died: November 21
Essayist
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Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
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irony is an indispensable ingredient of the critical vision it is the safest antidote to sentimental decay.
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