"Fierce for the right, he bore his part In strife with many a valiant foe; But Laughter winged his polished dart, And kindness tempered every blow."
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William Winter (author)
William Winter (July 15, 1836 β June 30, 1917) was an American dramatic critic and author, born in Gloucester, Mass. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1857, then chose literature as his field of endeavor, and moved to New York City (1859), where he became literary critic of the Saturday Press, then (1861β65) of the New York Albion, and for more than 40 years (1865β1909) was a drama critic of the New York Tribune.
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