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Good humor may be said to be one of the very best articles of dress one can wear in society.
Good humor may be said to be one of the very best articles of dress one can wear in society.
Approximate author period: c. 1837 AD · industrial
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- William Makepeace Thackeray
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- Approximate author period: c. 1837 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period evidence for William Makepeace Thackeray: life dates 1811 to 1863. Wikidata Q167768, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q167768 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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