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We cannot be contented because we are happy, and we cannot be happy because we are contented.

Walter Savage Landor

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Walter Savage Landor
Age: 89 †
Born: 1775
Born: January 30
Died: 1864
Died: September 17
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Warwick
Warwickshire
Contented
Happiness
Happy
Cannot

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