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Art comes to you proposing frankly to give nothing but the highest quality to your moments as they pass.

Walter Pater

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Walter Pater
Age: 54 †
Born: 1839
Born: August 4
Died: 1894
Died: July 30
Art Critic
Art Historian
Critic
Essayist
Literary Critic
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Walter Horatio Pater
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Moments
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Nothing
Pass
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Highest
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