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It is no wonder if Art frequently prefers Illusion to Truth: for Illusion is her servant, but Truth her mistress.

Richard B. Garnett

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Richard B. Garnett
Age: 45 †
Born: 1817
Born: November 21
Died: 1863
Died: July 3
Military Personnel
Essex County
Virginia
Richard Brooke Garnett
Truth
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Mistress
Frequently
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Illusion
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Art

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