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A great library easily begets affection, which may deepen into love.
Augustine Birrell
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Augustine Birrell
Age: 83 †
Born: 1850
Born: January 19
Died: 1933
Died: November 20
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Barrister
Literary Critic
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Rt. Hon. Augustine Birrell
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Love
Deepen
Begets
Affection
Library
Easily
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A conventional good read is usually a bad read, a relaxing bath in what we know already. A true good read is surely an act of innovative creation in which we, the readers, become conspirators.
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Friendship is a word, the very sight of which in print makes the heart warm.
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Poetry should be vital--either stirring our blood by its divine movements or snatching our breath by its divine perfection. To do both is supreme glory, to do either is enduring fame.
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