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Ah! gracious Heaven gives us eyes to see our own wrong, however dim age may make them and knees not too stiff to kneel, in spite of years, cramp, and rheumatism.
William Makepeace Thackeray
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William Makepeace Thackeray
Age: 52 †
Born: 1811
Born: July 18
Died: 1863
Died: December 24
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