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Whatever the rest of the world thinks of the English gentleman, the English lady regards him apprehensively as something between God and a goat and equally formidable on both scores.

Margaret Halsey

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Margaret Halsey
Age: 86 †
Born: 1910
Born: February 13
Died: 1997
Died: February 4
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Yonkers
New York State
Whatever
Equally
Something
Gentleman
Thinking
Lady
World
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Goat
Thinks
Scores
English
Goats
Regard
Regards
Rest
Formidable

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Bulldogs have been known to fall on their swords when confronted by my superior tenacity.
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