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Death comes to us, under many conditions, with all the welcome serenity of sleep.

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Hosea Ballou
Age: 81 †
Born: 1771
Born: April 30
Died: 1852
Died: June 6
Author
Theologian
Writer
Richmond
New Hampshire
Welcome
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Sleep
Comes
Death
Many
Serenity

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