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There is satisfaction in seeing one's household prosper in being both bountiful and provident.

Phyllis McGinley

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Phyllis McGinley
Age: 72 †
Born: 1905
Born: March 21
Died: 1978
Died: February 22
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Ontario
Oregon
Phyllis McGinley
Housework
Prosper
Household
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Provident
Bountiful

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