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Strange as it may seem, there is nothing in which a young and beautiful female appears to more advantage than in the art of smoking.

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Herman Melville
Age: 72 †
Born: 1819
Born: August 1
Died: 1891
Died: September 28
Art Collector
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Lecturer
Literary Critic
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Manhattan borough
New York City
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