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Quote by Queen Victoria
When I think of a merry, happy, free young girl - and look at the

When I think of a merry, happy, free young girl – and look at the ailing, aching state a young wife generally is doomed to – which you cant deny is the penalty of marriage. – Queen Victoria

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I think people really marry far too much it is such a lottery after all, and for a poor woman a very doubtful happiness. – Queen Victoria

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