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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
Half
Two
Men
Sigh
Love
Midst
Life
Minute
Smile
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