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Belloc,
Hilaire
One of the most prolific writers in England during the early twentieth century.. Anglo-French writer and historian
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On Vital Statistics
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Written by:
Hilaire
Belloc
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Ill fares the land to hast'ning ills a prey (1)
Where wealth accumulates and men decay.'
But how much more unfortunate are those
Where wealth declines and population grows!
(1)This line is execrable; and I note it.
I quote it as the faulty poet wrote it.
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