Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton Quote
It [archaeology] disinters from neglected tombs the inventions of departed genius, and bids them serve as studies and sources of inspiration to the genius of a later day.
Speeches of Edward, Lord Lytton (Volume 2), XXXIV (p. 193)
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