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Spend as much time as possible, with body and with spirit in God's out-of-doors.

Henry Van Dyke

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Henry Van Dyke
Age: 80 †
Born: 1852
Born: November 10
Died: 1933
Died: April 10
Diplomat
Poet
Writer
Germantown
Philadelphia
Doors
Possible
Spirit
Nature
Body
Much
Time
Spend

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