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Superstition is but the fear of belief.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington
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Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington
Age: 59 †
Born: 1789
Born: September 1
Died: 1849
Died: June 4
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Friends are the thermometer by which we may judge the temperature of our fortunes.
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