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He who is lord of himself, and exists upon his own resources, is a noble but a rare being.

Egerton Brydges

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Egerton Brydges
Age: 74 †
Born: 1762
Born: November 30
Died: 1837
Died: September 8
Bibliographer
Genealogist
Politician
Wootton
Kent
Sir Samuel Egerton Brydges
1st Bt.
Rare
Exists
Noble
Resources
Lord
Upon
Nobility

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