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Sarah Siddons: . . ....

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. . . I believe one half of the world is born for the convenience of the other half . . .

Source: Letter to Hester Lynch Piozzi, 27 Aug 1794, in Sarah Siddons, Portrait of an Actress, Ch. 5, by Roger Manvell, 1970.
-- Sarah Siddons, (Jul 5 1755-1831), English actress, sculptor; She was one of the greatest of English tragic actresses, especially Lady MacBeth, 1785-1812.


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