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    The Silent Isle
    The Silent Isle
    The Silent Isle
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    The Silent Isle

    By Arthur Christopher Benson

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateJun 1, 2004
    The Silent Isle
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    Arthur Christopher Benson

    Arthur Christopher Benson (24 April 1862 – 17 June 1925) was an English essayist, poet, author and academic and the 28th Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge. He is noted for writing the words of the song "Land of Hope and Glory". (Wikipedia)

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