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It is only by closing the ears of the soul, or by listening too intently to the clamors of the sense, that we become oblivious of their utterances.
Alexander Crummell
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Alexander Crummell
Age: 79 †
Born: 1819
Born: March 3
Died: 1898
Died: September 10
Missionary
Priest
University Teacher
New York City
New York
Listening
Clamors
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Intently
Soul
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Oblivious
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Ears
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