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'A man that hoards up riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that carries gold and eats thistles'

Born in Torquay, Devon
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I've always said if you want to outwit an Englishman touch him when he doesn't want to be touched - Julian Barnes
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Theatre Royal Drury Lane Opens - 1663, HMS Victory launched - 1765, Sinking of the Lusitania - 1915, Nazi Germany surrenders - VE Day - 1945
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