Like dear St. Francis of Assisi I am wedded to Poverty: but in my case…

Oscar Wilde
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Like dear St. Francis of Assisi I am wedded to Poverty: but in my case the marriage is not a success. ✨ Oscar Wilde (1962). The letters of Oscar Wilde
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Like dear St. Francis of Assisi I am wedded to Poverty: but in my case the marriage is not a success. ✨ Oscar Wilde (1962). The letters of Oscar Wilde

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