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Justice discards party, friendship, kindred, and is always, therefore, represented as blind.

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Joseph Addison
Age: 47 †
Born: 1672
Born: May 1
Died: 1719
Died: June 17
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Wiltshire
Joseph Addisson
Right Hon. Joseph Addison
Therefore
Justice
Party
Always
Discards
Kindred
Represented
Blind
Friendship

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