“There are times when the mirth of others only saddens us, especially the mirth of children with high spirits, that jar on our own quiet mood.”

—  Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Kenelm Chillingly; His Adventures and Opinions (1873).

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English novelist, poet, playwright, and politician 1803–1873

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