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Flattery is an ensnaring quality, and leaves a very dangerous impression. It swells a man's imagination, entertains his vanity, and drives him to a doting upon his own person.

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
Writer
County of Cambridge
Imagination
Entertains
Quality
Swells
Upon
Flattery
Persons
Drives
Person
Vanity
Men
Impression
Leaves
Dangerous
Doting

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