By the by, if the English race had done nothing else, yet if they left the world the notion of a gentleman, they would have done a great service to mankind.
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"By the by, if the English race had done nothing else, yet if they left the world the notion of a gentleman, they would have done a great service to mankind." — Gerard Manley Hopkins
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By the by, if the English race had done nothing else, yet if they left the world the notion of a gentleman, they would have done a great service to mankind. — 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.