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Fame, they tell you, is air but without air there is no life for any without fame there is none for the best.

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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Fame
Air
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Best
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