The General was essentially a man of peace, except in his domestic lif…

Oscar Wilde
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The General was essentially a man of peace, except in his domestic life. ✨ Oscar Wilde, Peter Raby (2008). The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays: Lady Windermere's Fan; Salome; A Woman of No Importance; An Ideal Husband; The Importance of Being Earnest, p.306, Oxford Paperbacks
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The General was essentially a man of peace, except in his domestic life. ✨ Oscar Wilde, Peter Raby (2008). The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays: Lady Windermere's Fan; Salome; A Woman of No Importance; An Ideal Husband; The Importance of Being Earnest, p.306, Oxford Paperbacks

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