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The student has his Rome, his whole glowing Italy, within the four walls of his library. He has in his books the ruins of an antique world and the glories of a modern one.
The student has his Rome, his whole glowing Italy, within the four walls of his library. He has in his books the ruins of an antique world and the glories of a modern one.
Approximate author period: c. 1844 AD · industrial
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- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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- Approximate author period: c. 1844 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1807 to 1882; Wikidata Q152513, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q152513 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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