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A man's best things are nearest him, Lie close about his feet.

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Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton
Age: 76 †
Born: 1809
Born: June 19
Died: 1885
Died: August 11
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Poet
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Mayfair
London
Richard Monckton Milnes
Lord Houghton
Lying
Best
Things
Men
Life
Nearest
Close
Feet

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