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"Oh! what waves of crime and bloodshed have swept like the waves of a deluge down the valley of the Rhine! War has laid his mailed hand on those desolate towers and ruthlessly torn down what time has spared, yet he could not mar the beauty of the shore, nor could Time himself hurl down the mountains that guard it."

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About Bayard Taylor

Bayard Taylor was an American poet, literary critic, translator, and travel writer of the 19th century. He was known for extensive travel narratives and literary work in American periodicals.

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