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They seemed to come suddenly upon happiness as if they had surprised a butterfly in the winter woods
Edith Wharton
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Edith Wharton
Age: 75 †
Born: 1862
Born: January 24
Died: 1937
Died: August 11
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New York City
New York
Edith Newbold Jones
Edith Newbold Jones Wharton
Come
Butterfly
Surprised
Woods
Suddenly
Winter
Seemed
Happiness
Cocoons
Upon
Caterpillars
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