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There is probably no hell for authors in the next world - they suffer so much from critics and publishers in this.
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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Hope is the best part of our riches. What sufficeth it that we have the wealth of the Indies in our pockets, if we have not the hope of heaven in our souls?
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It is curious to what a degree one may become attached to a fine tree, especially when it is placed where trees are rare.
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