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Mysticism is the passionate longing of the soul for God.

Evelyn Underhill

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Evelyn Underhill
Age: 65 †
Born: 1875
Born: December 6
Died: 1941
Died: June 15
Novelist
Poet
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Mysticism
Longing
Passionate
Soul

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