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As he lived, so he died, a strange, lonely, unhappy man, out of tune with the beautiful world in which he was permitted to exist upward of four score years.
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gutenberg.orgDe Alexander: “As he lived, so he died, a strange, lonely, unhappy man, out of tune with the beautiful world in which he was permitted…”
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This quote summarizes Burr's life as one of loneliness and disconnection from the world around him.
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