The man who seeks one thing in life and but one May hope to achieve it before life is done; But he who seeks all things, wherever he goes Only reaps … - Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton

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The man who seeks one thing in life and but one
May hope to achieve it before life is done;
But he who seeks all things, wherever he goes
Only reaps from the hopes which around him he sows
A harvest of barren regrets.

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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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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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