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He who goes against the fashion is himself its slave

Logan Pearsall Smith

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Logan Pearsall Smith
Age: 80 †
Born: 1865
Born: October 18
Died: 1946
Died: March 2
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Literary Critic
Writer
Millville
New Jersey
Lloyd Logan Pearsall Smith
Fashion
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Slave

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