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Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess, of courage.

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About William Robert Spencer

William Robert Spencer

William Robert Spencer

William Robert Spencer (1769 - 1834), poet, educated at Harrow School and the University of Oxford.

He belonged to the Whig set of Charles James Fox and Sheridan. He wrote graceful vers de société , made translations from Bürger, and is best remembered by his well-known ballad of Gelert . After a life of extravagance he died in poverty in Paris.

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