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I have observed that vulgar readers almost always lose their veneration for the writings of the genius with whom they have had personal intercourse.
Egerton Brydges
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Egerton Brydges
Age: 74 †
Born: 1762
Born: November 30
Died: 1837
Died: September 8
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Sir Samuel Egerton Brydges
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