If happy I and wretched he, Perhaps the king would change with me.
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| Birth: | 27th March, 1814 |
| Death: | 24th December, 1889 |
| Nationality: | Scottish |
| Profession: | Anthologist, Author, Journalist, Lyricist, Novelist, Poet |
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Charles Mackay was born in Perth, Scotland. His father, George Mackay, was a bombardier in the Royal Artillery, and his mother Amelia Cargill died shortly after his birth. His birthdate was 26 March 1812, although he always gave it as 27 March 1814. Mackay was educated at the Caledonian Asylum, in London. In 1828 he was placed by his father at a school in Brussels, on the Boulevard de Namur, and studied languages. In 1830 he was engaged as a private secretary to William Cockerill, the ironmaster, near Liège, began writing in French in the Courrier Belge, and sent English poems to a local newspaper called The Telegraph.
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