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Oscar Wilde1854–1900

Thirty-five is a very attractive age. London society is full of women of the very highest birth who have, of their own free choice, remained thirty-five for years.

Oscar Wilde on women

The Importance of Being Earnest (1895), Third Act, spoken by Lady Bracknell

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