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Congenial labor is essence of happiness.

A. C. Benson

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A. C. Benson
Age: 63 †
Born: 1862
Born: April 24
Died: 1925
Died: June 16
Autobiographer
Diarist
Poet
Arthur Christopher Benson
Congenial
Essence
Labor
Happiness
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