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Bald as the bare mountain tops are bald, with a baldness full of grandeur.

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Matthew Arnold
Age: 65 †
Born: 1822
Born: December 24
Died: 1888
Died: April 15
Journalist
Literary Critic
Poet
School Inspector
University Teacher
Writer
Laleham
Surrey
Bare
Hiking
Mountain
Full
Baldness
Tops
Bald
Grandeur

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