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autumn days have a holiness that spring lacks ... They are like old serene saints for whom death has lost its terror.

Elizabeth Goudge

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Elizabeth Goudge
Age: 83 †
Born: 1900
Born: April 24
Died: 1984
Died: April 1
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Wells
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Elizabeth de Beauchamp Goudge
Elisabeth Goudge
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Autumn
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Spring

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