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Newspapers always excite curiosity. No one ever puts one down without the feeling of disappointment.

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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
Without
Excite
Always
Puts
Disappointment
Newspapers
Curiosity
Feeling
Feelings
Ever

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English physicians kill you, the French let you die.
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