Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he … - Achille Vicart

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Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not. A sense of humour was provided to console him for what he is.

Achille Vicart

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Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797), more commonly known as Horace Walpole, was a British politician and writer, noted for his collected letters and for having written the first Gothic horror novel, The Castle of Otranto (1764).

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Native Name: Horace Walpole

Alternative Names: Sir Horace Walpole • Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole • Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford • Onuphrio Muralto • Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford • Horatio Walpole

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Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not. A sense of humour was provided to console him for what he is. - Achille Vicart

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