Sirs, I have tested your machine. It adds a new terror to l… - Herbert Beerbohm Tree

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Sirs, I have tested your machine. It adds a new terror to life and makes death a long-felt want.

Herbert Beerbohm Tree

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Herbert Draper Beerbohm (17 December 1852 – 2 July 1917) was an English actor-manager and wit, whose professional name was Herbert Beerbohm Tree. He was knighted in 1909.

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Alternative Names: Herbert Draper Beerbohm • Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree • H. Beerbohm Tree • Herbert Beerbohm, Sir Tree

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Sirs, I have tested your machine. It adds a new terror to life and makes death a long-felt want. - Herbert Beerbohm Tree

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