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He who is lord of himself, and exists upon his own resources, is a noble but a rare being.

Samuel Egerton Brydges

I have observed that vulgar readers almost always lose their veneration for the writings of the genius with whom they have had personal intercourse.

Samuel Egerton Brydges

There is this value in books, that they enable us to converse with the dead. There is something in this beyond the mere intrinsic worth of what they have left us.

Samuel Egerton Brydges

Samuel Egerton Brydges

Samuel Egerton Brydges

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Born: November 30, 1762

Died: September 8, 1837 (aged 74)

Bio: Sir Samuel Egerton Brydges, 1st Baronet was an English bibliographer and genealogist. He was also Member of Parliament for Maidstone from 1812 to 1818.

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