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Life is but sighs and, when they cease, 'tis over.
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
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Life
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Fleas know not whether they are upon the body of a giant or upon one of ordinary size.
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