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God is good and God is light In this faith I rest secure, Evil can but serve the right, Over all shall love endure.

John Greenleaf Whittier

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John Greenleaf Whittier
Age: 84 †
Born: 1807
Born: December 17
Died: 1892
Died: September 7
Journalist
Lawyer
Poet
Writer
Haverhill
Massachusetts
Good
Endure
Love
Serve
Rest
Shall
Faith
Evil
Light
Right
Secure

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