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It is a fact that not once in all my life have I gone out for a walk. I have been taken out for walks but that is another matter.

Max Beerbohm

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Max Beerbohm
Age: 83 †
Born: 1872
Born: August 24
Died: 1956
Died: May 20
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Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm
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