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It is the nature of thought to find its way into action.

Christian Nestell Bovee

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Christian Nestell Bovee
Age: 83 †
Born: 1820
Born: February 22
Died: 1904
Died: January 18
Poet
New York City
New York
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C. N. Bovee
Action
Nature
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He half retrieves a defeat who yields to it gracefully.
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