Quote by Marguerite Gardiner
Who could look on these monuments without reflecting on the vanity

Who could look on these monuments without reflecting on the vanity of mortals in thus offering up testimonials of their respect for persons of whose very names posterity is ignorant? – Marguerite Gardiner

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