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Brussels is a gay little city that lies as bright within its girdle of woodland as any butterfly that rests upon moss.
Ouida
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Ouida
Age: 69 †
Born: 1839
Born: January 1
Died: 1908
Died: January 25
Novelist
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Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
Marie Louise de la Ramée
Marie Louise Ramé
Marie Louise de la Ramee
Marie Louise Rame
Little
Gay
Girdle
Lies
Girdles
City
Woodland
Cities
Brussels
Within
Moss
Lying
Rests
Upon
Butterfly
Littles
Bright
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