Too famous, for his life was pure, And man can ill another's fame endure. - Robert Mackenzie

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Too famous, for his life was pure,
And man can ill another's fame endure.

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About Robert Mackenzie

Robert Shelton Mackenzie (nom-de-plume Sholto; 22 June 1809 – 30 November 1880) was an Irish and American miscellaneous writer.

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Pen Names: Sholto
Alternative Names: R. Shelton Mackenzie • Robert Shelton Mackenzie
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Never does the heart of Woman throb with a softer and yet more embarrassing thought, then when the sudden consciousness is felt that she was born to love and to be loved. ... It is the first step into womanhood — a step that falls lightly, as if on flowers.
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