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We were happier when we were poorer, but we were also younger.

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Charles Lamb
Age: 59 †
Born: 1775
Born: February 10
Died: 1834
Died: December 27
Literary Critic
Playwright
Poet
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London
England
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Poorer
Happier
Younger
Poverty

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