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Mankind in the gross is a gaping monster, that loves to be deceived and has seldom been disappointed.
Henry Mackenzie
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Henry Mackenzie
Age: 85 †
Born: 1745
Born: August 26
Died: 1831
Died: January 14
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Edinburgh
Scotland
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