"I'm king of the dead—and I make my throne On a monument slab of marble cold; And my scepter of rule is the spade I hold: Come they from cottage or come they from hall, Mankind are my subjects, all, all, all! Let them loiter in pleasure or toilfully spin— I gather them in, I gather them in!"
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Park Benjamin, Sr.
Park Benjamin, Sr. (August 14, 1809 – September 12, 1864) was an American poet, editor and founder of several newspapers.
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