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So, I never lose a sense of the whimsical and perilous charm of daily life, with its meetings and words and accidents.

Logan Pearsall Smith

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Logan Pearsall Smith
Age: 80 †
Born: 1865
Born: October 18
Died: 1946
Died: March 2
Author
Literary Critic
Writer
Millville
New Jersey
Lloyd Logan Pearsall Smith
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Perilous
Sense
Charm
Never
Accidents
Life
Meetings
Daily
Lose
Loses
Chance
Whimsical

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