Who could look on these monuments without reflecting on the vanity of mortals in thus offering up testimonials of their respect for persons of whose very names posterity is ignorant?
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- Author's profession: Novelist
- Nationality: irish
- Born: September 1, 1789
- Died: June 4, 1849
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