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The groundwork of all happiness is health.

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Leigh Hunt
Age: 74 †
Born: 1784
Born: October 19
Died: 1859
Died: August 28
Autobiographer
Journalist
Literary Critic
Poet
Translator
Southgate
London
James Henry Leigh Hunt
Happiness
Life
Groundwork
Fitness
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Motivational
Health
Attitude

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