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I always knew in my heart Walt Whitman's mind to be more like my own than any other man's living. As he is a very great scoundrel this is not a pleasant confession.
Gerard Manley Hopkins
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I always knew in my heart Walt Whitman's mind to be more like my own than any other man's living. As he is a very great scoundrel this is not a pleasant confession. — Gerard Manley Hopkins

About Gerard Manley Hopkins

Gerard Manley Hopkins was a Poet from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1844–1889).

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This quote is attributed to Gerard Manley Hopkins, a Poet from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Gerard Manley Hopkins lived from 1844 – 1889.