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I am, in plainer words, a bundle of prejudices - made up of likings and dislikings.

Charles Lamb

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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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Likings
Plainer
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Bundles
Prejudices
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