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Like water spilt upon the ground--alas, Our little lives flow swiftly on and pass Yet may they bring rich harvests and green grass!

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
Upon
Alas
Water
Grass
Lives
Pass
Littles
Ground
May
Flow
Spilt
Little
Green
Harvests
Life
Bring
Swiftly
Like
Rich
Harvest

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