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I hate a man who swallows [his food], affecting not to know what he is eating. I suspect his taste in higher matters.

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
Matters
Eating
Taste
Higher
Food
Swallows
Hate
Affecting
Matter
Suspect
Men
Suspects

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