"The lover in the husband may be lost."
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"Advice to a Lady. 1732", line 112, p. 61
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George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton
George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton (January 17 1709 – August 24 1773), known as Sir George Lyttelton, Baronet between 1751 and 1756, was a British politician and statesman and a patron of the arts.
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