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"Fame is but an inscription on a grave, and glory the melancholy blazon on a coffin lid."

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About Alexander Smith

Alexander Smith was a Scottish poet and essayist associated with the Spasmodic school of Victorian poetry.

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"Look, look,' cried the count, seizing the young man's hands - look, for on my soul it is curious...."
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"To hope for nothing, to expect nothing, to demand nothing. This is analytical despair."