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'Childhood is measured out by sounds and smells and sights, before the dark hour of reason grows.'

'I don't think I am any good. If I thought I was any good, I wouldn't be.'

'Now if the harvest is over, And the world cold, Give me the bonus of laughter, As I lose hold'

'Bournemouth is one of the few English towns that one can safely call 'her''

Born in Camden, London
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In order that people may be happy in their work, these three things are needed: They must be fit for it. They must not do too much of it. And they must have a sense of success in it. - John Ruskin
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Archbishop of Canterbury Martyred by Vikings - 1012, Drake Attacks Cadiz - 1587, Cook reaches Australia - 1770, Waco Siege Ends - 1993
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