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You are old Father William,' the young man said, 'and your hair has become very white and yet you incessantly stand on your head-do you think, at your age, it is right?

Lewis Carroll

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Lewis Carroll
Age: 65 †
Born: 1832
Born: January 27
Died: 1898
Died: January 14
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Charles Dodgson
Lewis Caroll
Lewis Carroll Dodgson
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
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Rev. C. L. Dodgson
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