The husbands of very beautiful women belong to the criminal classes. ✨…

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The husbands of very beautiful women belong to the criminal classes. ✨ Oscar Wilde (2015). The Picture of Dorian Gray (with an Essay by Jules Barbey D'Aurevilly), p.113, Mondial
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The husbands of very beautiful women belong to the criminal classes. ✨ Oscar Wilde (2015). The Picture of Dorian Gray (with an Essay by Jules Barbey D'Aurevilly), p.113, Mondial

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