Who said “There are names written in her immortal scroll at which Fame blushes!”?

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William Hazlitt. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceCharacteristics, in the manner of Rochefoucauld's Maxims (1823)

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“There are names written in her immortal scroll at which Fame blushes!”
— William Hazlitt
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Hazlitt, W. (n.d.). There are names written in her immortal scroll at which Fame blushes! [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/3195-there-are-names-written-in-her-immortal-scroll/

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Hazlitt, William. “There are names written in her immortal scroll at which Fame blushes!” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/3195-there-are-names-written-in-her-immortal-scroll/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Hazlitt, William. “There are names written in her immortal scroll at which Fame blushes!” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/3195-there-are-names-written-in-her-immortal-scroll/.

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