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There are two methods for the literary study of any book - the first being the study of its thought and emotion the second only that of its workmanship. A student of literature should study some of the Bible from both points of view.

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Lafcadio Hearn
Age: 54 †
Born: 1850
Born: June 27
Died: 1904
Died: September 26
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