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I despair of ever receiving the same degree of pleasure from the most exalted performances of genius which I felt in childhood from pieces which my present judgment regards as trifling and contemptible.

Edmund Burke

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Edmund Burke
Age: 68 †
Born: 1729
Born: January 12
Died: 1797
Died: July 9
Philosopher
Politician
Statesman
Writer
Dublin city
Felt
Degrees
Trifling
Ever
Regard
Regards
Judgment
Exalted
Childhood
Receiving
Genius
Romance
Pieces
Degree
Present
Performances
Pleasure
Despair
Contemptible

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