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Not a having and a resting, but a growing and a becoming, is the character of perfection as culture conceives it.
Matthew Arnold
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Matthew Arnold
Age: 65 †
Born: 1822
Born: December 24
Died: 1888
Died: April 15
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Strew on her roses, roses, And never a spray of yew! In quiet she reposes Ah, would that I did too!
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Waiting for the spark from heaven to fall.
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