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Straight lines vary only in length, and therefore are least ornamental.

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William Hogarth
Age: 66 †
Born: 1697
Born: November 10
Died: 1764
Died: October 25
Caricaturist
Engraver
Exlibrist
Graphic Artist
Illustrator
Painter
London
England
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