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Margaret Cavendish

Marriage is the grave or tomb of wit.

Marriage

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Margaret Cavendish means that once people get married, their cleverness or humor tends to disappear or die out. She is suggesting that marriage can stifle the sharpness or liveliness of a person's mind.

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