Conservatism and respectability have their values, certainl… - Thomas Bailey Aldrich

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Conservatism and respectability have their values, certainly; but has not the unconventional its values also?

Thomas Bailey Aldrich

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Thomas Bailey Aldrich (November 11, 1836 – March 19, 1907) was a poet and novelist born in Portsmouth, USA.

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Alternative Names: Thomas B. Aldrich • Thomas Aldrich

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