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On This Day In History
1851: First ever Great Exhibition opens in London

Quote Of The Day
"I dreamt I was
Within a temple made of glass,
In which there were more images
Of gold standing in sundry stages,
In more rich tabernacles,
And with jewels, more pinnacles,
And more curious portraitures,
And quaint manner of figures
Of gold-work than I saw ever.
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"Then saw I stand on either side
Straight down to the doors wide
From the daïs many a pillar
Of metal that shone out full clear.
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"Then gan I look about and see
That there came ent'ring in the hall,
A right great company withal,
And that of sundry regions
Of all kinds of conditions,
That dwell in earth beneath the moon,
Poor and rich.
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"Such a great congregation
Of folks as I saw roam about,
Some within and some without,
Was never seen or shall be more!"
(Geoffrey Chaucer, House Of Fame)

Did Chaucer dream of the future, or did somebody decide to realise Chaucer's dream?

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