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Green be the turf above thee, Friend of my better days! None knew thee but to love thee, Nor named thee but to praise.
Fitz-Greene Halleck
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Fitz-Greene Halleck
Age: 77 †
Born: 1790
Born: July 8
Died: 1867
Died: November 19
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