"A great man's influence is by the virtual, not the actual, converse he holds with the age."
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About Alfred Austin
Alfred Austin was an English poet and writer who served as the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1896 to 1913. He was born in 1835 in Leeds, England, and studied law at the University of London. Austin published numerous volumes of poetry and was known for his traditional and patriotic verses, though his work received mixed reviews from critics.
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