"He that works and does some Poem, not he that merely says one, is worthy of the name of Poet."
— Thomas Carlyle

January 1, 1970

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Introduction to Cromwell's Letters and Speeches (1845).

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Introduction to Cromwell's Letters and Speeches (1845).