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Joanna Baillie Quotes

I have seen the day, when, if a man made himself ridiculous, the world would laugh at him. But now, everything that is mean, disgusting, and absurd, pleases them but so much the better!
Joanna Baillie

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Author Details:
Type:
Poet Quotes
Category:
Scottish Poet Quotes
Year of Birth:
1762
Year of Death:
1851
Nationality:
Scottish
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Quote Keywords:

Absurd, Better, Day, Disgusting, Everything, Him, Himself, Laugh, Made, Man, Mean, Much, Now, Pleases, Ridiculous, Seen, Them, World, Would
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Absurd, Better, Day, Disgusting, Everything, Him, Himself, Laugh, Made, Man, Mean, Much, Now, Ridiculous, Seen, Them, World, Would
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