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A human heart can never grow old if it takes a lively interest in the pairing of birds, the reproduction of flowers, and the changing tints of autumn leaves.

Lydia M. Child

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Lydia M. Child
Age: 78 †
Born: 1802
Born: January 1
Died: 1880
Died: January 1
Activist
Geologist
Journalist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Medford
Massachusetts
Lydia Maria Francis Child
Takes
Birds
Grows
Aging
Interest
Flowers
Human
Leaves
Pairing
Humans
Changing
Tints
Heart
Bird
Reproduction
Never
Flower
Lively
Grow
Autumn

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