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Autumn Quote by Ovid

“Women's words are as light as the doomed leaves whirling in autumn, Easily swept by the wind, easily drowned by the wave.” quote by Ovid — Download Open image

“Women's words are as light as the doomed leaves whirling in autumn, Easily swept by the wind, easily drowned by the wave.”

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