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Absurd Quote by Lord Byron

“My turn of mind is so given to taking things in the absurd point of view, that it breaks out in spite of me every now and then.” quote by Lord Byron — Download Open image

“My turn of mind is so given to taking things in the absurd point of view, that it breaks out in spite of me every now and then.”

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