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A babe is fed with milk and praise.

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Charles Lamb
Age: 59 †
Born: 1775
Born: February 10
Died: 1834
Died: December 27
Literary Critic
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Poet
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London
England
Milk
Praise
Childhood
Babe
Feds

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