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Susceptible persons are more affected by a change of tone that by unexpected words.
George Eliot
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George Eliot
Age: 61 †
Born: 1819
Born: November 22
Died: 1880
Died: December 22
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Mary Anne Evans
Mary Ann Evans
Marian Evans
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Mary Anne Cross
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