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Tranquil pleasures last the longest we are not fitted to bear the burden of great joys.
Christian Nestell Bovee
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Christian Nestell Bovee
Age: 83 †
Born: 1820
Born: February 22
Died: 1904
Died: January 18
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New York City
New York
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