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William Allen Butler
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William Allen Butler (February 20, 1825 – September 9, 1902) was an American lawyer and writer of poetical satires.
Quotes
No record of her high descentThere needs, nor memory of her name;Enough that Raphael’s colors blentTo give her features deathless fame.
Incognita of Raphael, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations 10th ed. (1919).
Really and truly—I’ve nothing to wear.
Nothing to Wear (1857), reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations 10th ed. (1919).
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Category:Poets from the United States
Category:Satirists from the United States
Category:Lawyers from the United States
Category:1825 births
Category:1902 deaths
Category:People from New York (state)