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Pyrotechnically considered, [laughing] is the fire-works of the soul.

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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
Considered
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Laughing
Fire
Soul

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