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“True love is deemed to be the most tender of our emotions, as even the blind and deaf know; but I know, what few believe, that true friendship is more tender still.”

Quote by August von Platen-Hallermunde

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August von Platen-Hallermunde
August von Platen-Hallermunde

August von Platen-Hallermunde, born on October 24, 1796 and died on December 5, 1835, was a German poet whose works had a significant impact on the literary scene in early 19th-century Germany. more

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