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Word: ruffianism (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1873-1873
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...execution, the influence of poetry which celebrates one noble act as a full atonement for a thousand crimes, and teaches, if it teaches anything, that virtue shines brightest in a setting of vice, can be nothing but injurious. We need not regret that the heroic-ruffian has lost his place in the popular heart...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: POPULAR POETS. | 4/4/1873 | See Source »

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