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Seneca devoted much of his time to writing essays in praise of poverty, and in lending money at usurious rates.

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Josh Billings
Age: 67 †
Born: 1818
Born: April 21
Died: 1885
Died: October 14
Humorist
Writer
Lanesboro
Massachusetts
Henry Wheeler Shaw
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Poverty
Wealth
Seneca
Money
Lending
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