As for plenty, we had not only for necessity, conveniency and decency, but for delight and pleasure to superfluity. (Margaret Cavendish)

As for plenty, we had not only for necessity, conveniency and decency, but for delight and pleasure to superfluity.

Margaret Cavendish

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