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[On the legend that after being beheaded St. Denis walked six miles with his head in his hands:] It is only the first step that is difficult.

Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand

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Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand
Age: 83 †
Born: 1696
Born: September 25
Died: 1780
Died: August 23
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