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Use all your hidden forces. Do not miss The purpose of this life, and do not wait For circumstance to mould or change your fate.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Age: 68 †
Born: 1850
Born: November 5
Died: 1919
Died: October 30
Author
Poet
Writer
Janesville
Wisconsin
Fate
Missing
Mould
Circumstances
Mold
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Waiting
Hidden
Purpose
Forces
Change
Miss
Life
Wait

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