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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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Action and blood now get the game. Disdain treads on the peaceful name.
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Every noble life becomes a revelation of the spirit which the love and joy of mankind cannot let perish from remembrance.
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