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Herostratus Lives That Burnt The Temple Of Diana; He Is Almost Lost That Built It.
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Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana; he is almost lost
that built it.
-- Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682)
-- Dedication to Urn-Burial, Chap. v
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