George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne, "Meditations on Death", st. 1, Poems upon Several Occasions (London, 1712), p. 93
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Thy thoughts to nobler meditations give, And study how to die, not how to live.
— George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne on Meditation
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About George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne
George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne (9 March 1666 – 29 January 1735) was an English poet, playwright, and politician who served as a Privy Counsellor from 1712.
About George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne
George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne (9 March 1666 – 29 January 1735) was an English poet, playwright, and politician who served as a Privy Counsellor from 1712.
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