Shall a mangrave his sorrows upon a stone when he hath but need to write them onthe water? Nay, oh /She/, I will live my day, and grow old with mygeneration, and die my appointed death, and be forgotten.
H. Rider HaggardAbout author
- Author's profession: Writer
- Nationality: english
- Born: June 22, 1856
- Died: May 14, 1925
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