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Darkness is the fit hour for beasts of prey, and ignorance the natural dwelling place of cruelty.

Charles Spurgeon

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Charles Spurgeon
Age: 57 †
Born: 1834
Born: June 19
Died: 1892
Died: January 31
Autobiographer
Cleric
Hymnwriter
Missionary
Pastor
Preacher
Theologian
Writer
Kelvedon
Essex
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
C. H. Spurgeon
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Cruelty
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Ignorance
Darkness
Beasts
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Dwelling
Natural
Prey

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