“Marvellous is the power which can be exercised, almost unconsciously, over a company, or an individual, or even upon a crowd by one person gifted with good temper, good digestion, good intellects, and good looks.”

Rachel Ray (1863), Ch. 11

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English novelist (1815-1882) 1815–1882

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