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The English certainly and fiercely pride themselves in never praising themselves.
Wyndham Lewis
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Wyndham Lewis
Age: 72 †
Born: 1884
Born: November 18
Died: 1957
Died: January 1
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Nova Scotia
Percy Wyndham Lewis
Percy William Lewis
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