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Would Shakespeare and Raleigh have done their best, would that galaxy have shone so bright in the heavens had there been no Elizabeth on the throne?
Amos Bronson Alcott
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Amos Bronson Alcott
Age: 88 †
Born: 1799
Born: November 29
Died: 1888
Died: March 4
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No one is promiscuous in his way of dying. A man who has decided to hang himself will never jump in front of a train.
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Debate is masculine, conversation is feminine.
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