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As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.
Thomas Babington Macaulay
Thomas Babington Macaulay
Thomas Babington Macaulay
Born: Oct 25, 1800
Died: Dec 28, 1859

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Civilization, Poetry, Advances, Almost, Necessarily

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