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Did man e'er live Saw priest or woman yet forgive?

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
Saws
Woman
Live
Men
Priest
Priests
Forgive
Forgiveness
Forgiving

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