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hurt vanity is one of the cruelest of mortal wounds.

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Phyllis Bottome
Age: 81 †
Born: 1882
Born: May 31
Died: 1963
Died: August 22
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Phyllis Forbes Dennis
Mortal
Mortals
Vanity
Wounds
Hurt
Cruelest

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