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Oh England is a pleasant place for them that's rich and high, But England is a cruel place for such poor folks as I
Charles Kingsley
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Charles Kingsley
Age: 55 †
Born: 1819
Born: June 12
Died: 1875
Died: January 23
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The world goes up and the world goes down, the sunshine follows the rain and yesterday's sneer and yesterday's frown can never come over again.
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Music has been called the speech of the angels I will go farther and call it the speech of God Himself.
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