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I have learned to prize the quiet, lightning deed, not the applauding thunder at its heels that men call fame.

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Alexander Smith
Age: 36 †
Born: 1830
Born: December 31
Died: 1867
Died: January 5
Poet
Cille Mheàrnaig
Prize
Deeds
Fame
Quiet
Applauding
Learned
Deed
Thunder
Call
Lightning
Men
Heels

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