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There is a vast deal of make-believe in the carefully nurtured sentiment for country life, and the barefoot boy, and the mountain girl.

Agnes Repplier

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Agnes Repplier
Age: 92 †
Born: 1858
Born: April 1
Died: 1950
Died: December 15
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
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Deals
Nurtured
Boys
Barefoot
Girl
Sentiment
Country
Sentiments
Believe
Carefully
Make
Vast
Life
Mountain

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