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Oh, if I could put some of my reckless spirit into these discreet cautious lazy men!

Mary Boykin Chesnut

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Mary Boykin Chesnut
Age: 63 †
Born: 1823
Born: March 31
Died: 1886
Died: November 22
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Stateburg
South Carolina
Mary Boykin Miller
Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut
Laziness
Lazy
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Men
Discreet
Reckless
Cautious

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