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The soul of man createth its own destiny.

Nathaniel Parker Willis

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Nathaniel Parker Willis
Age: 61 †
Born: 1806
Born: January 20
Died: 1867
Died: January 20
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Journalist
Literary Critic
Playwright
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Portland
Maine
Nathanael Parker Willis
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Men

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It is godlike to unloose the spirit, and forget yourself in thought.
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I love to go and mingle with the young In the gay festal room--when every heart Is beating faster than the merry tune, And their blue eyes are restless, and their lips Parted with eager joy, and their round cheeks Flush'd with the beautiful motion of the dance.
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I knelt, and with the fervor of a lip unused to the cool breath of reason, told my love.
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