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Leonard Bacon

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American poet, translator, and literary critic (1887–1954)

Person · Open Library

Born
1802
Died
1881
Works
125

Top works

  • A sermon preached in the First Church in Guilford at the funeral of the Rev. Aaron Dutton
  • A discourse pronounced in the Centre Church in Hartford
  • A sermon preached in the North Church
  • A letter
  • Regulation versus prohibition, or, The true way

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1977-03-17
composer

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Quotes

  • "Thou shalt not get found out" is not one of God's commandments, and no man can be saved by trying to keep it.
  • "I insist that my positive knowledge, however small, is not to be set aside for the gentleman's ignorance, however great."

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