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A true religious instinct never deprived man of one single joy mournful faces and a sombre aspect are the conventional affectations of the weak-minded.

Hosea Ballou

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Hosea Ballou
Age: 81 †
Born: 1771
Born: April 30
Died: 1852
Died: June 6
Author
Theologian
Writer
Richmond
New Hampshire
Faces
Minded
Religion
Conventional
True
Instinct
Never
Aspect
Men
Weak
Affectations
Single
Sombre
Joy
Mournful
Religious
Deprived

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