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The longer I live, the more my mind dwells upon the beauty and the wonder of the world.

John Burroughs

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John Burroughs
Age: 83 †
Born: 1837
Born: April 3
Died: 1921
Died: March 29
Essayist
Naturalist
Writer
Delaware County
New York
Beauty
Upon
Nature
Live
Mind
World
Dwells
Longer
Wonder

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