Looked as if she had walked straight out of the ark.
-- Sydney Smith (1769-1845)
-- Lady Holland's Memoir, Vol. i, p. 157
-- Sydney Smith (1769-1845)
-- Lady Holland's Memoir, Vol. i, p. 157
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-- Sydney Smith (1769-1845)
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