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Tomorrow--there's no day so fair, It knows no sorrow A day that banishes despair, Joy rules tomorrow.

Edgar Guest

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Edgar Guest
Age: 77 †
Born: 1881
Born: August 20
Died: 1959
Died: August 5
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Birmingham
West Midlands
Eddie Guest
Edgar A. Guest
Edgar Albert Guest
Fair
Despair
Rules
Sorrow
Tomorrow
Joy
Banishes
Fairs

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