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Anger is a noble infirmity the generous failing of the just the one degree that riseth above zeal, asserting the prerogative of virtue.
Martin Farquhar Tupper
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Martin Farquhar Tupper
Born: 1810
Born: July 17
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Inner and Outer London
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