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The modern form of things had begun to appeal to me, also (as material for satire) politics, and the lives of the great
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"The modern form of things had begun to appeal to me, also (as material for satire) politics, and the lives of the great and little, high up in the social scale"

- Laurence Housman

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England Flag This quote is written / told by Laurence Housman between July 18, 1865 and February 20, 1959. He/she was a famous Playwright from England. The author also have 24 other quotes.

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