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All the live murmur of a summer's day.

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Matthew Arnold
Age: 65 †
Born: 1822
Born: December 24
Died: 1888
Died: April 15
Journalist
Literary Critic
Poet
School Inspector
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Writer
Laleham
Surrey
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Who hesitate and falter life away, and lose tomorrow the ground won today.
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