A night of tears! for the gusty rain Had ceased, but the ea… - Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton

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A night of tears! for the gusty rain
Had ceased, but the eaves were dripping yet;
And the moon look'd forth, as tho' in pain,
With her face al white and wet.

Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton

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Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton (8 November, 1831 – 24 November, 1891) was an English statesman, serving as Viceroy of India; and poet, under the pen name of Owen Meredith.

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Native Name: Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1. Earl of Lytton

Alternative Names: Owen Meredith • Robert Bulwer-Lytton • Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton • Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton • Edward Robert, Earl of Lytton • E. Robert Bulwer, Lord Lytton

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