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A friend is a beloved mystery dearest always because he is not ourself, and has something in him which it is impossible for us to fathom. If it were not so, friendship would lose its chief zest.

Lucy Larcom

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Lucy Larcom
Age: 69 †
Born: 1824
Born: March 5
Died: 1893
Died: April 17
Poet
Teacher
Writer
Beverly
Massachusetts
Loses
Fathom
Impossible
Chief
Something
Chiefs
Always
Beloved
Would
Friendship
Mystery
Ourself
Friend
Zest
Lose
Dearest

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