Oscar Wilde

(1856—1900), Irish playwright

Woman's first duty is to her dressmaker. What the second duty is no one has yet discovered.

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Oscar Wilde

(1856-1900), Irish writer Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it had been merely detected. www.english-slang.com

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(1856-1900), Irish author Of course, America had often been discovered before, but it had always been hushed up. www.english-slang.com

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(1856-1900), Irish playwright Work is the curse of the drinking class. www.english-slang.com

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