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John Bowring (1792 – 1872)


English political economist, traveler, miscellaneous writer, polyglot, and the 4th Governor of Hong Kong.
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John Bowring
In the cross of Christ I glory,
Towering o'er the wrecks of time;
All the light of sacred story
Gathers round its head sublime.
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