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What a handsome face he had: but if he were naked you would forget he had a face, he is so beautiful in every way.

Plato

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Plato
Epigrammatist
Philosopher
Poet
Ancient Athens
Platon
Aristocles
Would
Handsome
Naked
Face
Forget
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Beautiful
Every
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