Ernest Augustus I of Hanover/duke of Cumberland 1799%e2%80%931837/politics and Unpopularity

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    Once, in finesse of fiddles found I ecstasy,
    —Thomas Ernest Hulme (1883–1917)

    I am not a literary man.... I am a man of science, and I am interested in that branch of Anthropology which deals with the history of human speech.
    —J.A.H. (James Augustus Henry)

    Hamelin Town’s in Brunswick,
    By famous Hanover city;
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    For the man who should loose me is dead,
    Fighting with the Duke in Flanders,
    In a pattern called a war.
    Christ! What are patterns for?
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    The average Kentuckian may appear a bit confused in his knowledge of history, but he is firmly certain about current politics. Kentucky cannot claim first place in political importance, but it tops the list in its keen enjoyment of politics for its own sake. It takes the average Kentuckian only a matter of moments to dispose of the weather and personal helath, but he never tires of a political discussion.
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