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It is probable that Tom Towers considered himself the most powerful man in Europe; and so he walked on from day to day, studiously striving to look a man, but knowing within his breast that he was a god.
It is probable that Tom Towers considered himself the most powerful man in Europe; and so he walked on from day to day, studiously striving to look a man, but knowing within his breast that he was a god.
Approximate author period: c. 1847 AD · industrial
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- Anthony Trollope
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- Approximate author period: c. 1847 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period evidence for Anthony Trollope: documented activity in 1847. Wikidata Q318399, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q318399 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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