Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a h…

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Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, p.24, University of Georgia Press
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Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, p.24, University of Georgia Press

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