The title of the poem containing the couplet—
“And is this the man, thou vaunting knave,
Thou hast dared to compare with the weeping slave?”
is “The Peasant.” It was written by William Howitt. The author of the poem containing the lines, “I sat alone with my conscience,” etc., is Charles W. Stubbs. It appeared in the Spectator under the title, “The Conscience and Future Judgment.”
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GENERAL TOM THUMB.
Griswold, Iowa.
How old was General Tom Thumb when he died? State his real name in full, and that of his wife; also a few of the principal facts as to his size, history, etc., and oblige several readers.
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