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There is in true beauty, as in courage, something which narrow souls cannot dare to admire.

There is in true beauty, as in courage, something which narrow souls cannot dare to admire.

Approximate author period: c. 1699 AD · renaissance

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William Congreve
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Approximate author period: c. 1699 AD · renaissance
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