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It is inevitable that those to whom is vouchsafed a long life of usefulness should outlive the friends of their youth.

Cleveland Abbe

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Cleveland Abbe
Age: 77 †
Born: 1838
Born: December 3
Died: 1916
Died: October 28
Astronomer
Meteorologist
New York City
New York
Youth
Friends
Long
Life
Vouchsafed
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Usefulness
Inevitable

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