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A man may do very well with a very little knowledge, and scarce be found out in mixed company everybody is so much more ready to produce his own, than to call for a display of your acquisitions.

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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
May
Produce
Little
Ready
Wells
Everybody
Well
Company
Acquisitions
Much
Call
Acquisition
Men
Knowledge
Scarce
Found
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