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Dangerous principles impose upon our understanding, emasculate our spirits, and spoil our temper.

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
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Spoil
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