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Deeds are the pulse of Time, his beating life, And righteous or unrighteous, being done, Must throb in after-throbs till Time itself Be laid in stillness, and the universe Quiver and breathe upon no mirror more.

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George Eliot
Age: 61 †
Born: 1819
Born: November 22
Died: 1880
Died: December 22
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Upon
Stillness
Universe
Righteous
Done
Laid
Unrighteous
Must
Mirror
Throbs
Time
Till
Throb
Life
Mirrors
Quiver
Deeds
Pulse
Breathe
Beating

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