"It is destiny!"—phrase of the weak human heart! "It is destiny!"—dark apology for every error! The strong and virtuous admit no destiny! On earth, g… - Edward Bulwer-Lytton
"It is destiny!"—phrase of the weak human heart! "It is destiny!"—dark apology for every error! The strong and virtuous admit no destiny! On earth, guides Conscience—in heaven, watches God. And destiny is but the phantom we invoke to silence the one—to dethrone the other!
Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (25 May 1803 – 18 January 1873) was an English novelist, playwright, and politician.
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Also Known As
Pen Names:
Owen Meredith
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Pisistratus Caxton
Native Name:
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1. Baron Lytton
Alternative Names:
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
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Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer
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Lord Lytton
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Edward George Earle, 1st Baron Lytton Bulwer-Lytton
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Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton
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Edward Bulwer Lytton
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E. G. L. B.
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George Edward Bulwer, Lord Lytton