“No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of greatness is the page of history.”

"The Indian Jugglers"
Table Talk: Essays On Men And Manners http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Essays/TableHazIV.htm (1821-1822)

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English writer 1778–1830

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