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But in the dying world I come from quotation is a national vice. No one would think of making an after-dinner speech without the help of poetry. It used to be the classics, now it's lyric verse.

Evelyn Waugh

Evelyn Waugh

Evelyn Waugh

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Born: October 28, 1903

Died: April 10, 1966 (aged 62)

Bio: Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh, known by his pen name Evelyn Waugh, was an English writer of novels, biographies and travel books; he was also a prolific journalist and reviewer of books.

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