We are what we must, And not what we would be. I know that one hour Forestalls not another. The will and the power Are diverse. - Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton

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We are what we must,
And not what we would be. I know that one hour
Forestalls not another. The will and the power
Are diverse.

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About Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton

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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Pen Names: Owen Meredith
Native Name: Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1. Earl of Lytton
Alternative Names: 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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