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With awe, around these silent walks I tread These are the lasting mansions of the dead.

George Crabbe

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George Crabbe
Age: 79 †
Born: 1754
Born: December 24
Died: 1834
Died: February 3
Entomologist
Medicine
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Aldeburgh
Suffolk
Dead
Walks
Around
Tread
Mansions
Awe
Lasting
Silent

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