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O' who will walk with me along lifes merry way? A comrade blithe and full of glee, who dares to laugh out loud and free.

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
Way
Dare
Laugh
Lifes
Along
Blithe
Walk
Dares
Laughing
Glee
Walks
Comrade
Full
Merry
Free
Loud

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