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The great man is the man who does a thing for the first time.

Alexander Smith

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Alexander Smith
Age: 36 †
Born: 1830
Born: December 31
Died: 1867
Died: January 5
Poet
Cille Mheàrnaig
Great
Thing
Men
Time
Doe
Firsts
First

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