Or that passion to act a part that sometimes makes us do th… - Oscar Wilde

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Or that passion to act a part that sometimes makes us do things finer than we are ourselves?

Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray · June 1, 2004 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish dramatist, essayist, novelist and poet.

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Pen Names: С.3.3. • Sebastian Melmoth

Birth Name: Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde

Alternative Names: Oscar O'Flahertie Wills Wilde • Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde • Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde • Oscar O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde

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