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There is a desire of property in the sanest and best men, which Nature seems to have implanted as conservative of her works, and which is necessary to encourage and keep alive the arts.
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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How sweet and sacred idleness is!
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The eyes of critics, whether in commending or carping, are both on one side, like a turbot's.
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