Oxford walls have a way of belittling us; and the Duke was loath to regard his doom as trivial. Aye, by all minerals we are mocked. Vegetables, yearl… - Max Beerbohm

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Oxford walls have a way of belittling us; and the Duke was loath to regard his doom as trivial. Aye, by all minerals we are mocked. Vegetables, yearly deciduous, are far more sympathetic.

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About Max Beerbohm

Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm (24 August 1872 – 20 May 1956) was an English writer and caricaturist.

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Birth Name: Henry Maximilian Beerbohm
Alternative Names: Sir Max Beerbohm Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm Sir Beerbohm Gerd Beerbohm
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