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A mother should give her children a superabundance of enthusiasm; that after they have lost all they are sure to lose on mixing with the world, enough may still remain to prompt fated support them through great actions.
Augustus Hare
Actions
After
Children
Enough
Enthusiasm
Give
Great
Her
Lose
Lost
May
Mixing
Mother
Prompt
Remain
Should
Still
Support
Sure
Them
Through
World
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