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This world is all a fleeting show, For man's illusion given The smiles of joy, the tears of woe, Deceitful shine, deceitful flow, Theres nothing true but Heaven.

Charles Lamb

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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
Nothing
Tears
Woe
Men
Joy
Smiles
World
Heaven
Fleeting
Lying
Deceit
Show
Shine
Given
Shining
Shows
Illusion
Deceitful
True
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