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Boys are capital fellows in their own way, among their mates but they are unwholesome companions for grown people.

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Charles Lamb
Age: 59 †
Born: 1775
Born: February 10
Died: 1834
Died: December 27
Literary Critic
Playwright
Poet
Writer
London
England
Boys
Unwholesome
Way
Companions
People
Mates
Companion
Capital
Grown
Fellows
Among

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