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Blessed be the true life that the pauses between its throbs are not death!

George MacDonald

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George MacDonald
Age: 80 †
Born: 1824
Born: December 10
Died: 1905
Died: September 18
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Minister
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Life
Throbs
Pauses
Blessed
Death
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