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George Bancroft

b: Worcester, Massachusetts, Oct 3, 1800

d: Washington, District of Columbia., Jan 17, 1891

"Father of American History" American. Author. Wrote 10-vol. History of the US, 1834-74.

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Beauty is but the sensible image of the Infinite. Like truth and justice it lives within us; like virtue and the moral law it is a companion of the soul.

Beauty itself is but the sensible image of the infinite.

By common consent gray hairs are a crown of glory; the only object of respect that can never excite envy.

In nine times out of ten, the slanderous tongue belongs to a disappointed person.