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The song seraphically free Of taint of personality, So pure that it salutes the suns The voice of one for millions, In whom the millions rejoice For giving their one spirit voice.

George Meredith

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George Meredith
Age: 81 †
Born: 1828
Born: February 12
Died: 1909
Died: May 18
Novelist
Poet
Prosaist
Writer
Portsmouth
England
Pure
Millions
Salutes
Free
Taint
Voice
Suns
Song
Salute
Spirit
Rejoice
Giving
Sun
Personality

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