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“The aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the truth of an opinion we have already formed about ourselves.”
 
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Edith Sitwell
 
Name:   Edith Sitwell
 
Nationality:   British
 
Date of Birth:   Sep 7, 1887
 
Date of Death:   Dec 9,  1964
 
Profession:   Poet
 
 
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