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In Germany, a certain artistic sense is fairly common, but the artist's sense is foreign there.
Franz Grillparzer
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Franz Grillparzer
Age: 81 †
Born: 1791
Born: January 15
Died: 1872
Died: January 21
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Vienna
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Franz Seraphicus Grillparzer
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If someone were to think that trees are made to support the sky, they would all seem too short.
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