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After the gratifications of brutish appetites are past, the greatest pleasure then is to get rid of that which entertained it.
After the gratifications of brutish appetites are past, the greatest pleasure then is to get rid of that which entertained it.
Approximate author period: c. 1581 AD · renaissance
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- Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
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- Approximate author period: c. 1581 AD · renaissance
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