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We are more inclined to regret our virtues than our vices but only the very honest will admit this.
Holbrook Jackson
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Holbrook Jackson
Age: 73 †
Born: 1874
Born: December 31
Died: 1948
Died: June 16
Journalist
Literary Critic
City of Liverpool
George Holbrook Jackson
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