Oh, those scoundrelly Charity Commissioners! […] By the sid… - Augustine Birrell

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Oh, those scoundrelly Charity Commissioners! […] By the side of these anthropoid apes, the genuine bookworm, the paper-eating insect, ravenous as he once was, has done comparatively little mischief.

Augustine Birrell

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Augustine Birrell (19 January 1850 – 20 November 1933) was an English essayist, biographer and politician.

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Alternative Names: Rt. Hon. Augustine Birrell

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