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Man has here two and a half minutes-one to smile, one to sigh, and a half to love: for in the midst of this minute he dies.

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Jean Paul
Age: 62 †
Born: 1763
Born: March 21
Died: 1825
Died: November 14
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Johann Paul Friedrich Richter
Jean Paul Richter
Zhen Polʹ Friderik Rikhter
Jean Paul
Johann Paul Richter
Dies
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Two
Men
Sigh
Love
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Life
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Smile
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