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Rags, which are the reproach of poverty, are the beggar's robes, and graceful insignia of his profession, his tenure, his full dress, the suit in which he is expected to show himself in public.

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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
Public
Suit
Show
Suits
Insignia
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Dress
Tenure
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Graceful
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Robes
Expected
Rags
Poverty
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Beggar

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