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Percy Bysshe Shelley Quotes

Revenge is the naked idol of the worship of a semi-barbarous age.
Percy Bysshe Shelley

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Category:
English Poet Quotes
Date of Birth:
August 4, 1792
Date of Death:
July 8, 1822
Nationality:
English
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