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To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten to tout for flattery.

John Churton Collins

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John Churton Collins
Age: 60 †
Born: 1848
Born: March 26
Died: 1908
Died: September 25
Essayist
Journalist
Literary Critic
Bourton-on-the-Water
Gloucestershire
Asks
Tout
Flattery
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Ten
Advice
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