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Heaven forbids, it is true, certain gratifications, but there are ways and means of compounding such matters.
Moliere
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Moliere
Age: 50 †
Born: 1622
Born: October 15
Died: 1673
Died: February 16
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Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
Moliere
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