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Our first and last love is self-love.

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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C. N. Bovee
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The body of a sensualist is the coffin of a dead soul.
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Excellence in art is largely the result of attention to minutiae, and--prayer.
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Earth took her shining station as a star, In Heaven's dark hall, high up the crowd of worlds.
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The loss of a beloved connection awakens an interest in Heaven before unfelt.
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