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Dependence is a perpetual call upon humanity, and a greater incitement to tenderness and pity than any other motive whatever.

Joseph Addison

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Joseph Addison
Age: 47 †
Born: 1672
Born: May 1
Died: 1719
Died: June 17
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Joseph Addisson
Right Hon. Joseph Addison
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