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“I must be free... free to do what I like, say what I like, write what I like, within the limits prescribed for me by my own sense of what is seemly and fitting.”

Quote by T. E. Brown

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T. E. Brown, a British poet, was born in 1830 and died in 1897. His poetry is renowned for its profound emotion and unique style, which has had a profound impact on later poets. more

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