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Let the sexes mutually forgive each other their follies or, what is much better, let them combine their talents for their general advantage.

Maria Edgeworth

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Maria Edgeworth
Age: 81 †
Born: 1768
Born: January 1
Died: 1849
Died: May 22
Essayist
Novelist
Writer
Oxon.
Eliza Edgeworth
Talent
Combine
Better
Talents
Much
Folly
Forgive
Forgiving
Sex
Follies
Advantage
Sexes
General
Mutually

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