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Of all sound of all bells... most solemn and touching is the peal which rings out the Old Year.

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Charles Lamb
Age: 59 †
Born: 1775
Born: February 10
Died: 1834
Died: December 27
Literary Critic
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Poet
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London
England
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Holiday
Rings
Year
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Peal
Years
Solemn
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Touching

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