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It's actually the spirit helping the spirit it is the doctor, the bed, the potion.
Franz Grillparzer
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Franz Grillparzer
Age: 81 †
Born: 1791
Born: January 15
Died: 1872
Died: January 21
Playwright
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Vienna
Austria
Franz Seraphicus Grillparzer
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Grief, first take on shape! what is shapeless causes fear and torment but when the enemy materializes, half the victory is won.
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Swear words and profanities are mere abbreviations of speech, similar to the abbreviations in writing.
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