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[T]he cold warms me—after a different fashion from that of the kitchen stove.

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
Cold
Fashion
Different
Warms
Stove
Stoves
Kitchen
Weather

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