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Large parties given to very young children... foster the passions of vanity and envy, and produce a love of dress and display which is very repulsive in the character of a child.

Susanna Moodie

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Susanna Moodie
Age: 81 †
Born: 1803
Born: December 6
Died: 1885
Died: April 8
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