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Fame - a few words upon a tombstone, and the truth of those not to be depended on.

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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
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Depended
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Fame
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