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There is no applause that so flatters a man as that which he wrings from unwilling throats.
Ouida
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Ouida
Age: 69 †
Born: 1839
Born: January 1
Died: 1908
Died: January 25
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Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
Marie Louise de la Ramée
Marie Louise Ramé
Marie Louise de la Ramee
Marie Louise Rame
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The joy of a strong nature is as cloudless as its suffering is desolate.
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