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A whipper-snapper of criticism who quoted dead languages to hide his ignorance of life.
Herbert Beerbohm Tree
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Herbert Beerbohm Tree
Age: 64 †
Born: 1853
Born: January 1
Died: 1917
Died: July 2
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Herbert Draper Beerbohm
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H. Beerbohm Tree
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I was born old and get younger every day. At present I am sixty years young.
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