"No human vanity can be more pitiable than that of seeking to give an eternity of preservation to particles of dust, which were put into order and symmetry only for the fleeting purposes of this life."
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A Visit to Spain (1824)
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Michael Joseph Quin
Michael Joseph Quin (1796 – 19 February 1843) was an Irish author, traveller, journalist and editor. He is known as the originator of the Dublin Review
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