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There are few things reason can discover with so much certainty and ease as its own insufficiency.
Jeremy Collier
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Jeremy Collier
Age: 76 †
Born: 1650
Born: January 1
Died: 1726
Died: January 1
Literary Critic
Priest
Theatre Critic
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County of Cambridge
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