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How many a thing which we cast to the ground, When others pick it up, becomes a gem!

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George Meredith
Age: 81 †
Born: 1828
Born: February 12
Died: 1909
Died: May 18
Novelist
Poet
Prosaist
Writer
Portsmouth
England
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Ground
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Others
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Gems
Thing
Cast
Casts

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