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A dim consciousness of infinite mystery and grandeur lies beneath all the commonplace of life . There is an awfulness and a majesty around us, in all our little worldliness .

Albert Pike

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Albert Pike
Age: 81 †
Born: 1809
Born: December 29
Died: 1891
Died: April 2
Lawyer
Boston
Massachusetts
A. Pike
Around
Commonplace
Littles
Majesty
Little
Beneath
Life
Infinite
Lies
Mystery
Awfulness
Consciousness
Worldliness
Lying
Grandeur

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