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Werther tries , not to fight it , but | Thackeray's amusing lines will be remembered : Werther had a love for Charlotte Such as words could never utter ; Would you know how first he met her ? She was cutting bread and butter , Charlotte ...
Werther tries , not to fight it , but | Thackeray's amusing lines will be remembered : Werther had a love for Charlotte Such as words could never utter ; Would you know how first he met her ? She was cutting bread and butter , Charlotte ...
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