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Even if we should find another Eden, we would not be fit to enjoy it perfectly nor stay in it forever.

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
Stay
Forever
Enjoy
Another
Pathos
Find
Loveliness
Even
Eden
Would
Perfectly
Fit

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