His imagination resembled the wings of an ostrich. It enabl… - Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay

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His imagination resembled the wings of an ostrich. It enabled him to run, though not to soar.

Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay

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Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay (25 October 1800 – 28 December 1859) was a nineteenth century British poet, historian and Whig politician.

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Native Name: Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1. Baron Macaulay of Rothley

Alternative Names: Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay • Thomas Babington Macaulay • Thomas Babington, Lord Macaulay

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His imagination resembled the wings of an ostrich. It enabled him to run, though not to soar. - Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay

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