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The victory's in believing.
James Russell Lowell
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James Russell Lowell
Age: 72 †
Born: 1819
Born: February 22
Died: 1891
Died: August 12
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Cambridge
Massachusetts
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Behind the dim unknown, Standeth God with the shadow, keeping watch above his own.
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A weed is no more than a flower in disguise, Which is seen through at once, if love give a man eyes.
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