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Let echo, too, perform her part, Prolonging every note with art And in a low expiring strain, Play all the comfort o'er again.

Joseph Addison

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Joseph Addison
Age: 47 †
Born: 1672
Born: May 1
Died: 1719
Died: June 17
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Milston
Wiltshire
Joseph Addisson
Right Hon. Joseph Addison
Lows
Notes
Expiring
Comfort
Prolonging
Art
Echo
Part
Echoes
Play
Strain
Every
Note
Perform

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