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The joy of a strong nature is as cloudless as its suffering is desolate.

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Ouida
Age: 69 †
Born: 1839
Born: January 1
Died: 1908
Died: January 25
Novelist
Writer
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
Marie Louise de la Ramée
Marie Louise Ramé
Marie Louise de la Ramee
Marie Louise Rame
Joy
Suffering
Strong
Nature
Cloudless
Desolate

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