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And the tear that we shed, though in secret it rolls, Shall long keep his memory green in our souls.

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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
Soul
Memory
Long
Green
Tears
Memories
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Rolls
Secret
Tear
Though
Shed
Keep
Souls

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