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The simple heart that freely asks in love, obtains.

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
Love
Obtains
Freely
Prayer
Asks
Simple
Heart

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