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Incredulity robs us of many pleasures, and gives us nothing in return.

James Russell Lowell

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James Russell Lowell
Age: 72 †
Born: 1819
Born: February 22
Died: 1891
Died: August 12
Diplomat
Essayist
Journalist
Literary Critic
Poet
Writer
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Many
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Anticipation
Pleasures
Return
Gives
Pleasure
Literature
Nothing
Incredulity

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