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Love is said to be blind, but I know some fellows in love who can see twice as much in their sweethearts as I do.

Josh Billings

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Josh Billings
Age: 67 †
Born: 1818
Born: April 21
Died: 1885
Died: October 14
Humorist
Writer
Lanesboro
Massachusetts
Henry Wheeler Shaw
Sweethearts
Sweetheart
Workout
Twice
Fellows
Blind
Much
Love

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