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She may very well pass for forty threeIn the dusk with the light behind her.
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But I submit, my lord, with all submission,To marry two at once is Burglaree!
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Or you or I must yield up his life to Ahrimanes. I would rather it were you.
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What, never? / No, never! / What, never? / Well, hardly ever!
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Things are seldom what they seem;Skim milk masquerades as cream.
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Against our wills, papa--against our wills!
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Exactly - you said "often" ('frequently') only once.
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Art stopped short at the cultivated court of the Empress Josephine.
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I know what love is. There was a happy time when I didn't, but bitter experience has taught me.
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The House of Peers, thoughout the warAnd did it very well.
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I can tell a woman's age in half a minute -- and I do!
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Darwinian Man, though well-behav'd,At best is only a monkey shav'd!
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Man is nature's sole mistake.
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but it's an unjust world, and virtue is triumphant only in theatrical performances.
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Is life a boon?Must call too soon.
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Roll on, thou ball, roll onRoll on!
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Ah, take one consideration with anotherA policeman's lot is not a happy one!
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