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The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Thomas Pringle

Born: January 5, 1789
Died: December 5, 1834 (aged 45)
Bio: Thomas Pringle was a Scottish writer, poet and abolitionist. Known as the father of South African poetry, he was the first successful English language poet and author to describe South Africa's scenery, native peoples, and living conditions.
Known for:
- Narrative of a residence in South Africa (1810)
- African poems of Thomas Pringle
- The poetical works of Thomas Pringle
- Thomas Pringle in South Africa 1820-1826
- Poems illustrative of South Africa