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One truly affectionate soul in a family will evert a sweetening and harmonizing influence upon all its members.

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
Affectionate
Members
Truly
Influence
Upon
Family
Soul
Harmonizing

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