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"Make my breast transparent as pure crystal, that the world, jealous of me, may see the foulest thought my heart does hold."

George Villiers, English Politician

Thought, Heart, May, World

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"Make my breast transparent as pure crystal, that the world, jealous of me, may see the foulest thought my heart does hold."

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"Make my breast transparent as pure crystal, that the world, jealous of me, may see the foulest thought my heart does hold."

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