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Piety softens all that courage bears.
Sophie Swetchine
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Sophie Swetchine
Age: 74 †
Born: 1782
Born: November 22
Died: 1857
Died: September 10
Diarist
Lady-In-Waiting
Salonnière
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Moscow
Russian SFSR
Sofia Petrovna Soymonova
Madame Swetchine
Swetchine
Anne Sophie Swetchine
Softens
Piety
Bears
Courage
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Indulgence is lovely in the sinless toleration, adorable in the pious and believing heart.
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