“But be his
My special thanks, whose even-balanced soul,
From first youth tested up to extreme old age,
Business could not make dull, nor passion wild;
Who saw life steadily, and saw it whole.”

—  Matthew Arnold

"To a Friend" (1849), line 9-12

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English poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector… 1822–1888

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