"So his life has flowed From its mysterious urn a sacred stream, In whose calm depth the beautiful and pure Alone are mirrored; which, though shapes of ill May hover round its surface, glides in light, And takes no shadow from them."
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Thomas Noon Talfourd
Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd (May 26, 1795 – March 13, 1854) was an English judge and author.
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