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Few have borne unconsciously the spell of loveliness.

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
Loveliness
Unconsciously
Spell
Spells
Beauty
Borne

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