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Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?

William Makepeace Thackeray Vanity Fair classics humor satire vanity

Here is a minute. It may be my love is dead, but here is a minute to kneel over the grave and pray by it.

William Makepeace Thackeray The Virginians Volume II comfort death love sadness

It was in the reign of George II. that the above-named personages lived and quarrelled ; good or bad, handsome or ugly, rich or poor, they are all equal now

William Makepeace Thackeray The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. writte… death life vanity

There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up the pen to write.

William Makepeace Thackeray The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. awareness ideas thoughts writing

I have long gone about with a conviction on my mind that I had a work to do — a Work, if you like, with a great W; a Purpose to fulfil; ... a Great Social Evil to Discover and to R…

William Makepeace Thackeray The Book of Snobs destiny providence writers writing

Some cynical Frenchman has said that there are two parties to a love-transaction: the one who loves and the other who condescends to be so treated.

William Makepeace Thackeray Vanity Fair love relationships

If she did not wish to lead a virtuous life, at least she desired to enjoy a character for virtue, and we know that no lady in the genteel world can possess this desideratum, until…

William Makepeace Thackeray Vanity Fair funny satire virtue

It may be whispered to those uninitiated people who are anxious to know the habits and make the acquaintance of men of letters, that there are no race of people who talk about book…

William Makepeace Thackeray The History of Pendennis: His Fortunes A… books literature society

Who has not remarked the readiness with which the closest of friends and honestest of men suspect and accuse each other of cheating when they fall out on money matters? Everybody d…

William Makepeace Thackeray Vanity Fair friendship money

In a word, in adversity she was the best of comforters, in good fortune the most troublesome of friends...

William Makepeace Thackeray Vanity Fair friendship humor

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William Thackeray hero 69.39%
William Shakespeare's wife 64.15%
William Penn and others 64.00%
William Saroyan character. 61.54%
William wallace epic tale 61.54%
William's "Leave ___ to Heaven" 61.54%
WILLIAM & MARY 61.54%
william shakespeare or stephen king 61.29%
William Kennard's agcy. 61.22%
William Tell adversary 61.22%
William's mother 60.47%
William and Mary 60.47%
William Piper contemporary 60.38%
Birthplace of Thackeray 60.00%
William ___, actor. 60.00%
William Shakespeare's historical romance? 59.70%
THACKERAY (WM/William Makepeace), story country of 59.46%
William Makepeace Thackeray novel about a so-so bathroom cabinet? 59.34%
William and Kate's daughter 59.26%

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Hint 1 meaning

The old plural of Eye.

Hint 2 anagram

NEE

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AND STILL ___

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