every vice might be forgiven in a man and in a son, though … - Anthony Trollope

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every vice might be forgiven in a man and in a son, though every virtue was expected from a woman, and especially from a daughter.

Anthony Trollope

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Anthony Trollope (24 April 1815 – 6 December 1882) was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era.

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