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Richard Henry Dana Jr. Quotes

1815–1882 United States

Richard Henry Dana Jr. (August 1, 1815 – January 6, 1882) was an American lawyer and politician best known for his classic book Two Years Before the Mast.

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Also known as: Richard Henry Dana, Richard Henry Dana, Jr.

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Better to be driven out from among men than to be disliked of children.

Thou little bird, thou dweller by the sea,
Why takest thou its melancholy voice,
And with that boding cry
Why o'er the waves dost fly?
O, rather, bird, with me
Through the fair land rejoice!

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