Bayard Taylor, The Poet's Journal, Third Evening: Reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 439-40.
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Shelved around us lie The mummied authors.
— Bayard Taylor on Libraries
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About Bayard Taylor
Bayard Taylor (11 January 1825 – 19 December 1878) was an American poet, literary critic, translator, travel author, and diplomat.
About Bayard Taylor
Bayard Taylor (11 January 1825 – 19 December 1878) was an American poet, literary critic, translator, travel author, and diplomat.
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