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It were well if there were fewer heroes for I scarcely ever heard of any, excepting Hercules, but did more mischief than good. These overgrown mortals commonly use their will with their right hand and their reason with their left.

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Jeremy Collier
Age: 76 †
Born: 1650
Born: January 1
Died: 1726
Died: January 1
Literary Critic
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Theatre Critic
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County of Cambridge
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