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NUMBER:29309
QUOTATION:A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.
ATTRIBUTION:Victor Hugo (1802–1885), French poet, dramatist, novelist. Les Misérables, pt. 4, bk. 8, ch. 1 (1862).
BIOGRAPHY:Columbia Encyclopedia.
WORKS:Hugo Collection.
 
 
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