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“Tis toil's reward, that sweetens industry, As love inspires with strength the enraptur'd thrush.”

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Ebenezer Elliott, born on March 17, 1781, and died on December 1, 1849, was a British poet known for his social criticism and political satire, particularly focusing on the lives and rights of the working class. more

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