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Many books are longer than they seem. They have indeed no end. The boredom that they cause is truly absolute and infinite.
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Novalis
Age: 28 †
Born: 1772
Born: May 2
Died: 1801
Died: March 25
Engineer
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Lyricist
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Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg
Friedrich von Hardenberg
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